# daydream

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ · frequency rank #29,623

## Definitions
1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

## Etymology
From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

## Easily confused with
- **daybreak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daybreak-vs-daydream)

## Common misspellings (12)
`adydream`, `dadyream`, `dayddream`, `dayderam`, `daydraem`, `daydreamm`, `daydrema`, `daydrream`, `dayrdeam`, `dayydream`, `ddaydream`, `dyadream`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daydream