Whit Monday
/(h)wɪt ˈmʌn.deɪ/
"whit-monday" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Whit Monday” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Monday that immediately follows Pentecost; the second day of Whitsuntide.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Whit Monday |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /(h)wɪt ˈmʌn.deɪ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Whit Monday” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Whit Monday is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /(h)wɪt ˈmʌn.deɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Monday that immediately follows Pentecost; the second day of Whitsuntide.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Whit Monday in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Contraction of white Monday; compare Whitsunday The correct English form is Whit Monday, spelled W-H-I-T- -M-O-N-D-A-Y.
Definition
- 1The Monday that immediately follows Pentecost; the second day of Whitsuntide.
Etymology
Contraction of white Monday; compare Whitsunday
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Whit Monday”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-H-I-T- -M-O-N-D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /(h)wɪt ˈmʌn.deɪ/ (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.