First Day

name

"first-day" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“First Day” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sunday (the first day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week).

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Index EN-first-day · First Day · English

First Day · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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 First Day
PropertyValue
HeadwordFirst Day
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “First Day” in English

First Dayranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

First Day is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sunday (the first day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week).".

First Day doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Used (like also First Month in place of January, etc) to avoid the pagan associations of the traditional name. The correct English form is First Day, spelled F-I-R-S-T- -D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sunday (the first day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week).

Etymology

Used (like also First Month in place of January, etc) to avoid the pagan associations of the traditional name.

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 "First Day"?
"First Day" is spelled F-I-R-S-T- -D-A-Y.
What does "First Day" mean?
As a proper noun, "First Day" means: Sunday (the first day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week).
What is the origin of the word "First Day"?
Used (like also First Month in place of January, etc) to avoid the pagan associations of the traditional name. 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