# Sunday vs sunnah

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sunday
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ · frequency rank #1,287*
The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

### sunnah
*noun · frequency rank #47,360*
(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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