Yak

[jak]

/[jak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Yak” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,818 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#84,818
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rind aus Zentralasien mit langem Fell

Key facts for Yak
PropertyValue
HeadwordYak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jak]
Letters3
Frequency rank#84,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yak” sits in German 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). Yak lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Yak is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [jak]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,818 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Rind aus Zentralasien mit langem Fell".

Yak doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Yak, spelled Y-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rind aus Zentralasien mit langem Fell

Synonyms

Grunzochse

This word in other languages

yak(English)yak(Español)yack(Français)iaque(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yak"?
"Yak" is spelled Y-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [jak].
What does "Yak" mean?
As a noun, "Yak" means: Rind aus Zentralasien mit langem Fell
How do you pronounce "Yak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yak" is [jak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yak" come from?
"Yak" is a German 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 “Yak”

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

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