working day

noun

"working-day" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“working day” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).

Key facts for working day
PropertyValue
Headwordworking day
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “working day” sits in English frequency

working day falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for working day is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

working day doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is working day, spelled W-O-R-K-I-N-G- -D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
  2. 2
    The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "working day"?
"working day" is spelled W-O-R-K-I-N-G- -D-A-Y.
What does "working day" mean?
As a noun, "working day" means: Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
What language does "working day" come from?
"working day" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “working day”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-K-I-N-G- -D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list