Which to use
“séjour” and “séjours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,647
- “séjour” frequency rank
- #12,489
- “séjours” frequency rank
- 15136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjour | séjours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demeure, résidence plus ou moins longue dans un lieu, dans un pays. | Pluriel de séjour. |
Same sound, different letters: séjour vs séjours
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. séjour runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against séjours's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: séjour vs séjours
This is the hard kind. séjour and séjours are pronounced identically (\se.ʒuʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “séjour” sits inside “séjours”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15136, 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\. séjours is at rank #12,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.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 15136, this pair ranks #393,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of séjour vs séjours
Shared letters: jorsué. Private to "séjour": -. Private to "séjours": -.
"séjour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "séjours" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "séjour" and "séjours" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "séjour" vs "séjours" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"séjour" and "séjours" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "séjour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séjours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjour" and "séjours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjours". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #393,700 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.