diff --git a/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence.go b/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence.go
index d799636..4fb7bd2 100644
--- a/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence.go
+++ b/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 // ParseRecurrencePattern converts duration strings to time.Duration
 // Supports: 1d, 2w, 3m, 1y, 5min, 5hrs, 30sec
 // Also supports: days, weeks, months, years, minutes, hours, seconds
+// And common forms: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
 func ParseRecurrencePattern(pattern string) (time.Duration, error) {
 	if len(pattern) == 0 {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("empty duration pattern")
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@ func ParseRecurrencePattern(pattern string) (time.Duration, error) {
 		"second": time.Second, "seconds": time.Second, "sec": time.Second,
 		"minute": time.Minute, "minutes": time.Minute, "min": time.Minute,
 		"hour": time.Hour, "hours": time.Hour, "hrs": time.Hour, "hr": time.Hour,
-		"day": 24 * time.Hour, "days": 24 * time.Hour,
-		"week": 7 * 24 * time.Hour, "weeks": 7 * 24 * time.Hour,
-		"month": 30 * 24 * time.Hour, "months": 30 * 24 * time.Hour,
-		"year": 365 * 24 * time.Hour, "years": 365 * 24 * time.Hour,
+		"day": 24 * time.Hour, "days": 24 * time.Hour, "daily": 24 * time.Hour,
+		"week": 7 * 24 * time.Hour, "weeks": 7 * 24 * time.Hour, "weekly": 7 * 24 * time.Hour,
+		"month": 30 * 24 * time.Hour, "months": 30 * 24 * time.Hour, "monthly": 30 * 24 * time.Hour,
+		"year": 365 * 24 * time.Hour, "years": 365 * 24 * time.Hour, "yearly": 365 * 24 * time.Hour,
 	}
 
 	if duration, ok := wordDurations[pattern]; ok {
diff --git a/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence_test.go b/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence_test.go
index ab04f24..551eac0 100644
--- a/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence_test.go
+++ b/opal-task/internal/engine/recurrence_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ func TestParseRecurrencePattern(t *testing.T) {
 		{"2w", 14 * 24 * time.Hour},
 		{"1m", 30 * 24 * time.Hour},
 		{"1y", 365 * 24 * time.Hour},
+		// Test word forms
+		{"daily", 24 * time.Hour},
+		{"weekly", 7 * 24 * time.Hour},
+		{"monthly", 30 * 24 * time.Hour},
+		{"yearly", 365 * 24 * time.Hour},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {