all-day

/ˌɔlˈdeɪ/

//ˌɔlˈdeɪ// adj

"all-day" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“all-day” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lasting throughout the whole day.

Corpus desk

Index EN-all-day · all-day · English

all-day · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for all-day
PropertyValue
Headwordall-day
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɔlˈdeɪ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “all-day” in English

all-dayfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

all-day is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for all-day, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From all- + day. The correct English form is all-day, spelled A-L-L---D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lasting throughout the whole day.
  2. 2
    Available throughout the whole day.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. an all-day event
  2. all-day breakfast

Etymology

From all- + day.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "all-day"?
"all-day" is spelled A-L-L---D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/.
What does "all-day" mean?
As an adjective, "all-day" means: Lasting throughout the whole day.
How do you pronounce "all-day"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "all-day" is /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "all-day"?
From all- + day. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list