g'day
/ɡəˈdeɪ/interjection
g'day is spelled G-D-A-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, g'day means “Hi, hello” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in g'day?
| Letters | 4: G-D-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is g'day?
G'day appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce g'day?
- /ɡəˈdeɪ/
- Australia /ɡəˈdæɪ/
- Australia /ˈɡɪdæɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-g'day.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of g'day
- gidday
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does g'day mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
AustraliacolloquialHi, hello.
- 2
CanadaUSinformalDenotes the end of a radio transmission.
Golf Golf Whiskey Golf, cleared the ILS approach runway one two, contact Sault Tower one one eight decimal eight, g'day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does g'day come from?
Contraction of good day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).