Which to use
“séjourné” and “séjourner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,336
- “séjourné” frequency rank
- #22,718
- “séjourner” frequency rank
- 41054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjourné | séjourner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de séjourner. | Demeurer, s’installer quelque temps dans un endroit. |
Same sound, different letters: séjourné vs séjourner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. séjourné runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against séjourner's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - séjourné and séjourner
This is the hard kind. séjourné and séjourner are pronounced identically (\se.ʒuʁ.ne\) and both work as averb. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séjourné is recorded at frequency rank #18,336, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ʒuʁ.ne\. séjourner is at rank #22,718, 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 41054, this pair ranks #235,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of séjourné vs séjourner
Shared letters: jnorsué. Private to "séjourné": -. Private to "séjourner": e.
"séjourné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "séjourner" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "séjourné" for "séjourner" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "séjourné" or "séjourner" show up more?
After this comparison
"séjourné" and "séjourner" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "séjourné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séjourner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjourné" and "séjourner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjourner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.