Pyjamas

[pyˈd͡ʒaːmas]

/[pyˈd͡ʒaːmas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pyjamas” is uncommon German (frequency #89,445 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,445
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pyjama

Corpus desk

Index DE-pyjamas · Pyjamas · German

Pyjamas · rank #89,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,445
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quantentheorie

Nearest frequency peer: Quantentheorie (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pyjamas“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pyjamas“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pyjamas
PropertyValue
HeadwordPyjamas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pyˈd͡ʒaːmas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pyjamas“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pyjamasfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Quantentheorie“ (#89,446), „quantitativer“ (#89,447), „psychiatrisches“ (#89,442). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pyjamas“ bei #89,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pyjamas is uncommon German at frequency #89,445 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pyˈd͡ʒaːmas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Pyjamas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pyjamas, spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pyjama
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pyjama
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pyjama
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pyjama
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Pyjamas"?
"Pyjamas" is spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pyˈd͡ʒaːmas].
What does "Pyjamas" mean?
As a noun, "Pyjamas" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pyjama
How do you pronounce "Pyjamas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pyjamas" is [pyˈd͡ʒaːmas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pyjamas" come from?
"Pyjamas" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rastete#89,462prahlte#89,424passing#89,400rettest#89,496

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list