sojourn

Questions about sojourn

What does sojourn mean?

sojourn means "a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sojourn?

sojourn has 2 syllables: so-journ. The stress falls on "so". In IPA it is /ˈsoʊdʒɚn/.

What is another word for sojourn?

Close synonyms include visit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sojourn a common word?

sojourn is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.