Pyjama

noun

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The verdict

“Pyjama” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,322
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zumeist aus leichtem Stoff gefertigtes sowie aus zusammengehörender Hose und Jacke bestehendes Kleidungsstück, das zum Schlafen getragen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-pyjama · Pyjama · German

Pyjama · rank #34,322 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,322
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH quadratisch

Nearest frequency peer: quadratisch (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pyjama“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pyjama“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pyjama vs Panama
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pyjama
PropertyValue
HeadwordPyjama
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,322
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pyjama“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pyjamaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „quadratisch“ (#34,323), „rasierte“ (#34,324), „Raststätte“ (#34,325). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pyjama“ bei #34,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Pyjama, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,322 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zumeist aus leichtem Stoff gefertigtes sowie aus zusammengehörender Hose und Jacke bestehendes Kleidungsstück, das zum Schlafen getragen wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pyjama, with forms such as "pjyama", "ppyjama", and "pyajma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Panama", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pyjama, spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    zumeist aus leichtem Stoff gefertigtes sowie aus zusammengehörender Hose und Jacke bestehendes Kleidungsstück, das zum Schlafen getragen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pyjama appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das alte Pyjama, das du trägst, ist voller Löcher.
  2. „Sie lagen im Bett, Billie in meinem: sie hatte einen knallbunten Pyjama an, auf dem hundert Blumen blühten, jetzt sah sie aus, wie die wilde Lieblingsfrau eines Maharadschas… sie lächelte ruhig in ihr Rätselblatt.“

Synonyms

Schlafanzug

Antonyms

NachthemdNachtmütze

This word in other languages

pajamas(English)pijama(Español)pyjama(Français)pijama(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pjyama
  • ppyjama
  • pyajma
  • pyjaam
  • pyjamma
  • pyjjama
  • pyjmaa
  • pyyjama
  • ypjama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pyjama - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pjyama2ppyjama1pyajma2pyjaam2pyjamma1pyjjama1pyjmaa2pyyjama1
Edit distance from "Pyjama"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pyjama"?
"Pyjama" is spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A.
What does "Pyjama" mean?
As a noun, "Pyjama" means: zumeist aus leichtem Stoff gefertigtes sowie aus zusammengehörender Hose und Jacke bestehendes Kleidungsstück, das zum Schlafen getragen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Pyjama"?
"Pyjama" is commonly confused with "Panama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Pyjama" come from?
"Pyjama" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pyjama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reelle#34,327Reigen#34,331Rhodos#34,335Pilsen#34,307

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Papagei9 variantsSatans9 variantsNeubaus9 variantsspitzt9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list