vacay
/ˈveɪkeɪ/
"vacay" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vacay” is an uncommon English word, ranked #87,956 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #87,956
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A vacation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vacay |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈveɪkeɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,956 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vacay” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for vacay is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈveɪkeɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,956 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A vacation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for vacay in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”). The correct English form is vacay, spelled V-A-C-A-Y.
Definition
- 1A vacation.
Etymology
Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
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.
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Using “vacay”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-A-C-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈveɪkeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.