Which to use
“séjour” is a noun and “séjourna” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,647
- “séjour” frequency rank
- #48,816
- “séjourna” frequency rank
- 51463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjour | séjourna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demeure, résidence plus ou moins longue dans un lieu, dans un pays. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de séjourner. |
Where the eye mixes séjour and séjourna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. séjour runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against séjourna's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: séjour vs séjourna
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: séjour is \se.ʒuʁ\ while séjourna is \se.ʒuʁ.na\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “séjour” sits inside “séjourna”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séjour is recorded at frequency rank #2,647, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ʒuʁ\. séjourna is at rank #48,816, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.ʒuʁ.na\.
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 51463, this pair ranks #154,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of séjour vs séjourna
Shared letters: jorsué. Private to "séjour": -. Private to "séjourna": an.
"séjour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "séjourna" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "séjour" and "séjourna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "séjour" vs "séjourna" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "séjour" and "séjourna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "séjour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séjourna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjour" and "séjourna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjourner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.