never in a month of Sundays

adv

"never-in-a-month-of-sundays" is a 22-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“never in a month of Sundays” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - At no time whatsoever.

Corpus desk

Index EN-never-in-a-month-of-sund · never in a month of Sundays · English

never in a month of Sundays · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 27 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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.

Key facts for never in a month of Sundays
PropertyValue
Headwordnever in a month of Sundays
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “never in a month of Sundays” in English

never in a month of Sundaysfalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

never in a month of Sundays is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "At no time whatsoever.".

No misspelling variants are generated for never in a month of Sundays in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: See month of Sundays. The correct English form is never in a month of Sundays, spelled N-E-V-E-R- -I-N- -A- -M-O-N-T-H- -O-F- -S-U-N-D-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    At no time whatsoever.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how never in a month of Sundays appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!

Etymology

See month of Sundays.

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 "never in a month of Sundays"?
"never in a month of Sundays" is spelled N-E-V-E-R- -I-N- -A- -M-O-N-T-H- -O-F- -S-U-N-D-A-Y-S.
What does "never in a month of Sundays" mean?
As an adverb, "never in a month of Sundays" means: At no time whatsoever.
What is the origin of the word "never in a month of Sundays"?
See month of Sundays. 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