songeur

\sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\

/\sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“songeur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,744
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rêveur, qui songe.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

songeur vs sonner
71% similar
songeur vs songez
71% similar
songeur vs soeur
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for songeur
PropertyValue
Headwordsongeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,744
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “songeur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). songeur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around songeur (IPA \sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,744 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for songeur, with forms such as "osngeur", "snogeur", and "sogneur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "sonner", "songez", "soeur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is songeur, spelled S-O-N-G-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rêveur, qui songe.
  2. 2
    Penseur, absorbé par une pensée.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osngeur,snogeur,sogneur,sonegur,songeru,songeurr,songgeur,songuer,sonngeur,ssongeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of songeur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osngeur2snogeur2sogneur2sonegur2songeru2songeurr1songgeur1songuer2
Edit distance from "songeur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "songeur"?
"songeur" is spelled S-O-N-G-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\.
What does "songeur" mean?
As an adjective, "songeur" means: Rêveur, qui songe.
What words are commonly confused with "songeur"?
"songeur" is commonly confused with "sonner", "songez", "soeur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "songeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "songeur" is \sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "songeur" come from?
"songeur" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “songeur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-N-G-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔ̃.ʒœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sonner” - see the side-by-side comparison. songeur vs sonner
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list