# pajama vs pyjamas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pajama
*noun · IPA /pəˈd͡ʒæmə/ · frequency rank #36,699*
Attributive form of pajamas.

### pyjamas
*noun · IPA /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ · frequency rank #30,554*
British standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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