Wednesday

[ˈwɛnz.deɪ]

/[ˈwɛnz.deɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wednesday” is uncommon French (frequency #78,054 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,054
frequency rank, French
27,995
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mercredi.

Key facts for Wednesday
PropertyValue
HeadwordWednesday
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɛnz.deɪ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wednesday” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wednesday lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wednesday is uncommon French at frequency #78,054 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈwɛnz.deɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Wednesday in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Wednesday, spelled W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mercredi.
  2. 2
    Une rencontre, une personne ou un sentiment associé à ce jour de la semaine.

Synonyms

humpday

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 "Wednesday"?
"Wednesday" is spelled W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɛnz.deɪ].
What does "Wednesday" mean?
As a noun, "Wednesday" means: Mercredi.
How do you pronounce "Wednesday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wednesday" is [ˈwɛnz.deɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wednesday" come from?
"Wednesday" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Wednesday”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈwɛnz.deɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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