playdate

/ˈpleɪˌdeɪt/

//ˈpleɪˌdeɪt// noun

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"playdate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“playdate” is uncommon English (frequency #72,655 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,655
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.

Corpus desk

Index EN-playdate · playdate · English

playdate · rank #72,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,655
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH plasterer

Nearest frequency peer: plasterer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “playdate”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “playdate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for playdate
PropertyValue
Headwordplaydate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpleɪˌdeɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “playdate” 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). playdate lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

playdate is uncommon English at frequency #72,655 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpleɪˌdeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

playdate has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From play + date. The correct English form is playdate, spelled P-L-A-Y-D-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
  2. 2
    The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
  3. 3
    The date of a showing of a film.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how playdate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (Bitsy) What's your problem... Mom and Dad threatening you with the potty chair again? (Marvin) Worse[…]Mom arranged a playdate for me with Cailin from preschool.
  2. The poodles have regular playdates on weekday mornings.

Etymology

From play + date.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "playdate"?
"playdate" is spelled P-L-A-Y-D-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpleɪˌdeɪt/.
What does "playdate" mean?
As a noun, "playdate" means: The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
How do you pronounce "playdate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "playdate" is /ˈpleɪˌdeɪt/. 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 "playdate"?
From play + date. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "playdate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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