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every day

adverb

every day is an adverb meaning “As frequently as every day; daily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y.

What does every day mean?

adverb

  1. 1

    As frequently as every day; daily.

  2. 2

    Very frequently.

    It's not every day you see that kind of thing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with every day

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

Also written: everyday (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does every day come from?

From Middle English every day.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).