# pyjamas

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ · frequency rank #30,554

## Definitions
1. British standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).
2. British standard spelling of pajamas (“loose trousers worn by men and women in South Asia”).
3. British standard spelling of pajamas.

## Etymology
From Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`pjyamas`, `ppyjamas`, `pyajmas`, `pyjaams`, `pyjamass`, `pyjammas`, `pyjamsa`, `pyjjamas`, `pyjmaas`, `pyyjamas`, `ypjamas`

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