Which to use
“séjourna” and “séjourné” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,816
- “séjourna” frequency rank
- #18,336
- “séjourné” frequency rank
- 67152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjourna | séjourné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de séjourner. | Participe passé masculin singulier de séjourner. |
Where the eye mixes séjourna and séjourné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. séjourna and séjourné follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: séjourna vs séjourné
A purely visual mix-up. séjourna (\se.ʒuʁ.na\) and séjourné (\se.ʒuʁ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “séjourna” becomes é in “séjourné”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séjourna is recorded at frequency rank #48,816, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ʒuʁ.na\. 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 67152, this pair ranks #64,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of séjourna vs séjourné
Shared letters: jnorsué. Private to "séjourna": a. Private to "séjourné": -.
"séjourna" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "séjourné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "séjourna" and "séjourné" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "séjourna" or "séjourné" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "séjourna" 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 #64,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjourna" and "séjourné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjourner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.