Which to use
“séjour” is a noun and “séjourné” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,647
- “séjour” frequency rank
- #18,336
- “séjourné” frequency rank
- 20983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjour | séjourné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demeure, résidence plus ou moins longue dans un lieu, dans un pays. | Participe passé masculin singulier de séjourner. |
Where the eye mixes séjour and séjourné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. séjour runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against séjourné's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between séjour and séjourné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: séjour is \se.ʒuʁ\ while séjourné is \se.ʒuʁ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “séjour” sits inside “séjourné”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20983, 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\. séjourné is at rank #18,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.ʒuʁ.ne\.
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 20983, this pair ranks #365,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of séjour vs séjourné
Shared letters: jorsué. Private to "séjour": -. Private to "séjourné": n.
"séjour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "séjourné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "séjour" for "séjourné" ever safe?
Frequency check: "séjour" vs "séjourné" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "séjour" and "séjourné" 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 "séjourné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjour" and "séjourné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjourné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #365,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.