vacay
/ˈveɪkeɪ/noun, verb
vacay is spelled V-A-C-A-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vacay means “A vacation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vacay is vacays.
How many letters and syllables are in vacay?
| Letters | 5: V-A-C-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is vacay?
Vacay appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 vacay?
- /ˈveɪkeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-vaycay.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vacay
- vacays plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vaca
- vaycay
- vay-cay
- vacaying participle, present
- vacayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vacay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USinformalA vacation.
verb
- 1
To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vacay come from?
Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).