Yak

[jak]

/[jak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Yak” is uncommon German (frequency #84,818 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,818
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rind aus Zentralasien mit langem Fell

Corpus desk

Index DE-yak · Yak · German

Yak · rank #84,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,818
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH Xander

Nearest frequency peer: Xander (-3 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Yak”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Yak” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yak
PropertyValue
HeadwordYak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jak]
Letters3
Frequency rank#84,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Yak” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Yakliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Xander“ (#84,815), „Yolanda“ (#84,821), „Zahlentheorie“ (#84,822). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yak is uncommon German at frequency #84,818 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wegen seiner grunzähnlichen Laute wird der Yak auch Grunzochse genannt.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Adm#84,889afk#84,890TDM#84,662BCE#84,992

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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