Which to use
“bonjour” is an intj and “bonjours” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #625
- “bonjour” frequency rank
- #41,150
- “bonjours” frequency rank
- 41775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonjour | bonjours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formule de salutation utilisée lorsqu’on rencontre quelqu’un. | Pluriel de bonjour. |
Same sound, different letters: bonjour vs bonjours
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. bonjour runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against bonjours's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: bonjour vs bonjours
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bonjour and bonjours carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bonjour” sits inside “bonjours”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bonjour is recorded at frequency rank #625, classified as anintj, pronounced \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\. bonjours is at rank #41,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃.ʒuʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41775, this pair ranks #230,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bonjour vs bonjours
Shared letters: bjnoru. Private to "bonjour": -. Private to "bonjours": s.
"bonjour" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "bonjours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bonjour" and "bonjours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bonjour" or "bonjours"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "bonjour" / "bonjours". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bonjour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonjours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonjour" and "bonjours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bonheurs vs bonjours". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #230,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.