midday

\mɪdˈdeɪ\

/\mɪdˈdeɪ\/ noun

The verdict

“midday” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-midday · midday · French

midday · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for midday
PropertyValue
Headwordmidday
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɪdˈdeɪ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « midday » en français

middayn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

midday is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɪdˈdeɪ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Midi.".

midday doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is midday, spelled M-I-D-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Midi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It’s thirty minutes past midday.

Synonyms

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 "midday"?
"midday" is spelled M-I-D-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \mɪdˈdeɪ\.
What does "midday" mean?
As a noun, "midday" means: Midi.
How do you pronounce "midday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "midday" is \mɪdˈdeɪ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "midday" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list