holiday

\ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\

/\ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\/ noun

The verdict

“holiday” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,837
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jour férié.

Corpus desk

Index FR-holiday · holiday · French

holiday · rank #27,837 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hivernal

Nearest frequency peer: hivernal (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « holiday »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « holiday » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holiday
PropertyValue
Headwordholiday
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,837
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « holiday »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).holidayse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hivernal » (#27,836), « homosexuelles » (#27,838), « Hegel » (#27,835). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « holiday » est au #27,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around holiday (IPA \ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,837 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for holiday, with forms such as "hholiday", "hloiday", and "hoilday". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is holiday, spelled H-O-L-I-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jour férié.
  2. 2
    Vacances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States.
  2. To go on holiday.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholiday
  • hloiday
  • hoilday
  • holdiay
  • holiady
  • holidayy
  • holidday
  • holidya
  • holliday
  • ohliday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of holiday - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hholiday1hloiday2hoilday2holdiay2holiady2holidayy1holidday1holidya2
Edit distance from "holiday"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "holiday"?
"holiday" is spelled H-O-L-I-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\.
What does "holiday" mean?
As a noun, "holiday" means: Jour férié.
What are common misspellings of "holiday"?
Common misspellings include "hholiday", "hloiday", "hoilday", "holdiay", "holiady". The correct spelling is "holiday".
How do you pronounce "holiday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holiday" is \ˈhɑl.ə.ˌdeɪ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holiday" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list