Yankees
[ˈjɛŋkis]
The verdict
“Yankees” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,407 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,407
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Yankee
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yankees |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjɛŋkis] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yankees” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Yankees is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjɛŋkis]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,407 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yankees, with forms such as "aynkees", "yaknees", and "yanekes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Yankees, spelled Y-A-N-K-E-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Yankee
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yankee
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Yankee
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Yankee
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Yankee
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aynkees,yaknees,yanekes,yankeess,yankes,yankese,yankkees,yannkees,ynakees,yyankees
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yankees - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Yankees”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Y-A-N-K-E-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjɛŋkis] (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.