workaday
/ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/adjective
workaday is spelled W-O-R-K-A-D-A-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, workaday means “Suitable for everyday use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in workaday?
| Letters | 8: W-O-R-K-A-D-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is workaday?
Workaday appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 workaday?
- UK /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/
- US /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/
Workaday has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-workaday.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with workaday
Also written: work-a-day (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of workaday
- more workaday comparative
- most workaday superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does workaday mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suitable for everyday use.
- 2
Mundane or commonplace.
noun
- 1
archaicA workday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Workaday in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Alltags- , alltäglich |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does workaday come from?
Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).