month of Sundays
/ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | month of Sundays |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “month of Sundays” in English
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
- 1A very long time; a period regarded as too long.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how month of Sundays appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last.
[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.