Father's Day

/faːðɚz dɛɪː/

//faːðɚz dɛɪː// noun

"father-s-day" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Father's Day” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.

Key facts for Father's Day
PropertyValue
HeadwordFather's Day
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/faːðɚz dɛɪː/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Father's Day” sits in English frequency

Father's Day falls 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Father's Day is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /faːðɚz dɛɪː/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.".

Father's Day has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Father's Day, spelled F-A-T-H-E-R-'-S- -D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.

Synonyms

Dad's 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 "Father's Day"?
"Father's Day" is spelled F-A-T-H-E-R-'-S- -D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /faːðɚz dɛɪː/.
What does "Father's Day" mean?
As a noun, "Father's Day" means: A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.
How do you pronounce "Father's Day"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Father's Day" is /faːðɚz dɛɪː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Father's Day" come from?
"Father's Day" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Father's Day”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-A-T-H-E-R-'-S- -D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /faːðɚz dɛɪː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list