month of Sundays

/ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/

//ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz// noun

"month-of-sundays" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A very long time; a period regarded as too long.

Corpus desk

Index EN-month-of-sundays · month of Sundays · English

month of Sundays · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for month of Sundays
PropertyValue
Headwordmonth of Sundays
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “month of Sundays” in English

month of Sundaysranks 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

month of Sundays is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A very long time; a period regarded as too long.".

month of Sundays doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks. The correct English form is month of Sundays, spelled M-O-N-T-H- -O-F- -S-U-N-D-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A very long time; a period regarded as too long.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how month of Sundays appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last.
  2. [T]he captain had ordered his back to be anointed with ſome pickle, by way of preſerving ſome mortification, which increaſed his agony ſo intolerably, that he exhibited the various contorſions and wreathings of a rattle ſnake with ſurprizing velocity, to the no ſmall edification of the commander, who ſwore he ſhould dance to the ſecond part of the ſame tu…

Etymology

Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks.

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 "month of Sundays"?
"month of Sundays" is spelled M-O-N-T-H- -O-F- -S-U-N-D-A-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/.
What does "month of Sundays" mean?
As a noun, "month of Sundays" means: A very long time; a period regarded as too long.
How do you pronounce "month of Sundays"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "month of Sundays" is /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "month of Sundays"?
Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks. 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