daylight robbery
/ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/
"daylight-robbery" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“daylight robbery” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | daylight robbery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “daylight robbery” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for daylight robbery is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for daylight robbery in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky. The correct English form is daylight robbery, spelled D-A-Y-L-I-G-H-T- -R-O-B-B-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
- 2Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.
Etymology
From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.
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.
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Using “daylight robbery”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-Y-L-I-G-H-T- -R-O-B-B-E-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.