yeast
[jiːst]
The verdict
“yeast” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Hefe
Corpus desk
Index DE-yeast · yeast · German
yeast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yeast |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [jiːst] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „yeast“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
yeast is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [jiːst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Hefe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for yeast in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is yeast, spelled Y-E-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1die Hefe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how yeast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yeasts are single-celled fungi.
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.