# pajamas

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ · frequency rank #19,411

## Definitions
1. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
2. Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
3. The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches.

## Etymology
From Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma) (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).

## Easily confused with
- **Panama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajamas-vs-panama)
- **pyjamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajamas-vs-pyjamas)
- **pajama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajama-vs-pajamas)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apjamas`, `paajmas`, `pajaams`, `pajamass`, `pajammas`, `pajamsa`, `pajjamas`, `pajmaas`, `pjaamas`, `ppajamas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pajamas