weekday

/ˈwiːkdeɪ/

//ˈwiːkdeɪ// noun

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"weekday" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“weekday” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,502
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

Corpus desk

Index EN-weekday · weekday · English

weekday · rank #19,502 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,502
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH weirdest

Nearest frequency peer: weirdest (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “weekday”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “weekday” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

weekday vs weekly
71% similar
weekday vs workday
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for weekday
PropertyValue
Headwordweekday
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwiːkdeɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,502
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weekday”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).weekdaylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “weirdest” (#19,503), “viper” (#19,500), “Westwood” (#19,504). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “weekday” is #19,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around weekday (IPA /ˈwiːkdeɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,502 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for weekday, with forms such as "ewekday", "weedkay", and "weekady". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "weekly", "workday", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English wykeday, from Old English wicdæġ. By surface analysis, compound of week + day. Compare West Frisian wikedei (“weekday”), Dutch weekdag (“weekday”), German Wochentag (“weekday”), Danish ugedag (“weekday”), Swedish veckodag (“wee… The correct English form is weekday, spelled W-E-E-K-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
  2. 2
    Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
  3. 3
    Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
  4. 4
    Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
  5. 5
    Any day of the week (Monday through Sunday).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weekday appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Nottingham to Skegness route and Robin Hood line from Nottingham to Mansfield and Worksop will continue with their current weekday patterns; linked to the latter is EMR's commitment to carry out a feasibility study into operating Robin Hood trains to Ollerton.
  2. TfL reckons that London Overground attracts annual ridership of 185 million from a network of 113 stations and 1,600 weekday services, delivered with an ARL staff numbering 1,500.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wykeday, from Old English wicdæġ. By surface analysis, compound of week + day. Compare West Frisian wikedei (“weekday”), Dutch weekdag (“weekday”), German Wochentag (“weekday”), Danish ugedag (“weekday”), Swedish veckodag (“weekday”), Norwegian ukedag (“weekday”).

Synonyms

workdayworking daybusiness day

This word in other languages

jour de la semaine(Français)Wochentag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewekday
  • weedkay
  • weekady
  • weekdayy
  • weekdday
  • weekdya
  • weekkday
  • wekday
  • wekeday
  • wweekday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weekday - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewekday2weedkay2weekady2weekdayy1weekdday1weekdya2weekkday1wekday1
Edit distance from "weekday"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weekday"?
"weekday" is spelled W-E-E-K-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwiːkdeɪ/.
What does "weekday" mean?
As a noun, "weekday" means: Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
What words are commonly confused with "weekday"?
"weekday" is commonly confused with "weekly", "workday". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weekday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weekday" is /ˈwiːkdeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "weekday"?
Inherited from Middle English wykeday, from Old English wicdæġ. By surface analysis, compound of week + day. Compare West Frisian wikedei (“weekday”), Dutch weekdag (“weekday”), German Wochentag (“weekday”), Danish ugedag (“weekday”), Swedish veck... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weekday", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

uniting10 variantsstrung10 variantsblinds10 variantssoprano10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list