noonday

/ˈnundeɪ/

//ˈnundeɪ// noun

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"noonday" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“noonday” is an uncommon English word, ranked #79,798 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#79,798
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.

Key facts for noonday
PropertyValue
Headwordnoonday
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnundeɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “noonday” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). noonday lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for noonday is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnundeɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #79,798 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for noonday, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From noon + day. The correct English form is noonday, spelled N-O-O-N-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
  2. 2
    The time of greatest prosperity.

Etymology

From noon + day.

Synonyms

middaynoonnoontimemidday

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noonday"?
"noonday" is spelled N-O-O-N-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnundeɪ/.
What does "noonday" mean?
As a noun, "noonday" means: The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
How do you pronounce "noonday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noonday" is /ˈnundeɪ/. 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 "noonday"?
From noon + day. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “noonday”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-O-O-N-D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈnundeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list