Saint Valentine's Day

/ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/

//ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ// name

"saint-valentine-s-day" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Saint Valentine's Day” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

Key facts for Saint Valentine's Day
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaint Valentine's Day
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Saint Valentine's Day” sits in English frequency

Saint Valentine's Day falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Saint Valentine's Day is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.".

Saint Valentine's Day has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Saint Valentine's Day, spelled S-A-I-N-T- -V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E-'-S- -D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Saint Valentine's Day"?
"Saint Valentine's Day" is spelled S-A-I-N-T- -V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E-'-S- -D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/.
What does "Saint Valentine's Day" mean?
As a proper noun, "Saint Valentine's Day" means: A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.
How do you pronounce "Saint Valentine's Day"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saint Valentine's Day" is /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saint Valentine's Day" come from?
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Using “Saint Valentine's Day”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-I-N-T- -V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E-'-S- -D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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