Which to use
“séjournent” and “séjourner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,074
- “séjournent” frequency rank
- #22,718
- “séjourner” frequency rank
- 64792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séjournent | séjourner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de séjourner. | Demeurer, s’installer quelque temps dans un endroit. |
Where the eye mixes séjournent and séjourner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between séjournent and séjourner
A purely visual mix-up. séjournent (\se.ʒuʁn\) and séjourner (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séjournent is recorded at frequency rank #42,074, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ʒuʁn\. 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 64792, this pair ranks #75,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of séjournent vs séjourner
Shared letters: ejnorsué. Private to "séjournent": t. Private to "séjourner": -.
"séjournent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "séjourner" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "séjournent" and "séjourner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "séjournent" or "séjourner"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "séjournent" 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 #75,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séjournent" and "séjourner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séjourna vs séjourner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.