weekend

Name: weekend, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/wiːˈkɛnd/

//wiːˈkɛnd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“weekend” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,257
frequency rank, English: 12,113
“W” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

weekend vs weaken

71% similar

weekend vs weakened

75% similar

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

Key facts for weekend
Property	Value
Headword	weekend
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/wiːˈkɛnd/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#1,257
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weekend” sits in English frequency

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

#1,257

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around weekend (IPA /wiːˈkɛnd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,257 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for weekend, with forms such as "ewekend", "weeeknd", and "weekedn". 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, "weaken", "weakened", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German W… The correct English form is weekend, spelled W-E-E-K-E-N-D.

Definition

1
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

Etymology

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

This word in other languages

fin de semana(Español)week-end(Français)Wochenende(Deutsch)final de semana(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewekend,weeeknd,weekedn,weekendd,weekennd,weekkend,weekned,wekeend,wekend,wweekend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weekend - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "weekend"

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 "weekend"?

"weekend" is spelled W-E-E-K-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /wiːˈkɛnd/.

What does "weekend" mean?

As a noun, "weekend" means: The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

What words are commonly confused with "weekend"?

"weekend" is commonly confused with "weaken", "weakened". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "weekend"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weekend" is /wiːˈkɛnd/. 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 "weekend"?

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Lo... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “weekend”

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

The one correct English spelling is W-E-E-K-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /wiːˈkɛnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “weaken” - see the side-by-side comparison. weekend vs weaken
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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.