Yams

[jams]

/[jams]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yam

Corpus desk

Index DE-yams · Yams · German

Yams · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 Yams
PropertyValue
HeadwordYams
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jams]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yams“ im Deutschen

Yamsliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Yams is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [jams]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Yams, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Yams, spelled Y-A-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yam
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Yam
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Yam
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Yam
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Yam

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 "Yams"?
"Yams" is spelled Y-A-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [jams].
What does "Yams" mean?
As a noun, "Yams" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yam
How do you pronounce "Yams"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yams" is [jams]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yams" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list