Yao

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The verdict

“Yao” is uncommon German (frequency #72,070 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,070
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Japan, Vorort von Osaka; Yao

Corpus desk

Index DE-yao · Yao · German

Yao · rank #72,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,070
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnärzten

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnärzten (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Yao“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Yao“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yao
PropertyValue
HeadwordYao
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yao“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Yaofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zahnärzten“ (#72,071), „wässrige“ (#72,068), „Zeitraumes“ (#72,072). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Yao“ bei #72,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yao is uncommon German at frequency #72,070 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Japan, Vorort von Osaka; Yao".

Yao doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Yao, spelled Y-A-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Japan, Vorort von Osaka; Yao

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 "Yao"?
"Yao" is spelled Y-A-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Yao" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yao" means: Stadt in Japan, Vorort von Osaka; Yao
How do you pronounce "Yao"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yao" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yao" come from?
"Yao" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aan#72,104AHD#72,117vln#72,007apu#72,155

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list