Day time or daytime?
day time is an adjective meaning “Alternative spelling of daytime”; daytime is an adjective meaning “Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. day time is written as two words and daytime as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between day time and daytime?
| day time | daytime | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, noun | noun, adjective |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of daytime | The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day Happening during the day |
| Example | none recorded | daytime television |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 4.6 times per million words |
Sources: day time and daytime in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of day time and daytime
day time
- 1
Alternative spelling of daytime
- 2
Alternative spelling of daytime
- 3
Alternative spelling of daytime
daytime
- 1
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset
- 2
Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day
- 3
Happening during the day
daytime television
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, day time or daytime?
day time is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; daytime 4.6 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).