# payday

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪdeɪ/ · frequency rank #12,825

## Definitions
1. The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

## Etymology
From pay + day.

## Easily confused with
- **PayPal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payday-vs-paypal)
- **panda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panda-vs-payday)
- **paddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddy-vs-payday)
- **parlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parlay-vs-payday)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apyday`, `padyay`, `payady`, `paydayy`, `paydday`, `paydya`, `payyday`, `ppayday`, `pyaday`

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