pyjamas
/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/noun
pyjamas is spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pajamas vs pyjamas” about 320 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, pyjamas means “UK standard form of pajamas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pyjamas?
| Letters | 7: P-Y-J-A-M-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pyjamas?
Pyjamas appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pyjamas?
- UK /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/
- UK /paɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/
- /pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pyjamas.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pyjamas
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pajamas.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pyjamas
- pyjama
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyjamas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKUK standard form of pajamas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pyjamas come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma)), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).