washday
noun
washday is spelled W-A-S-H-D-A-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, washday means “A day when laundry is washed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of washday is washdays.
How many letters and syllables are in washday?
| Letters | 7: W-A-S-H-D-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 washday?
Washday appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
Forms of washday
- washdays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does washday mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A day when laundry is washed.
- 2
Synonym of mufti day, a day when uniforms are not mandatory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does washday come from?
From wash + day. The Philippine sense may be traced back to a travel guide from 1908.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).