Yeti
[ˈjeːti]
The verdict
“Yeti” is uncommon German (frequency #51,042 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,042
- frequency rank, German
- 67
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein legendenhafter, menschenähnlicher Großprimat, der in den Hochgebirgsregionen Asiens (Himalaya, Pamir) leben soll, bisher aber nur aus Fußspuren, Exkrementen und behaupteten Begegnungen erschlos...
Corpus desk
Index DE-yeti · Yeti · German
Yeti · rank #51,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,042
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 67
- PHOTO-FINISH wälzt
Nearest frequency peer: wälzt (-2 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 „Yeti“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- wuchtigen
wuchtigen
48,963 corpus weight
- Wundermittel
Wundermittel
48,962 corpus weight
- wälzt
wälzt
48,961 corpus weight
- Yeti
Yeti
48,959 corpus weight
- Zauberin
Zauberin
48,957 corpus weight
- Zehenspitzen
Zehenspitzen
48,956 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Yeti“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yeti |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjeːti] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #51,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Yeti“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Yeti is uncommon German at frequency #51,042 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjeːti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein legendenhafter, menschenähnlicher Großprimat, der in den Hochgebirgsregionen Asiens (Himalaya, Pamir) leben soll, bisher aber nur aus Fußspuren, Exkrementen und behaupteten Begegnungen erschlos...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Yeti, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Yeti, spelled Y-E-T-I.
Definition
- 1ein legendenhafter, menschenähnlicher Großprimat, der in den Hochgebirgsregionen Asiens (Himalaya, Pamir) leben soll, bisher aber nur aus Fußspuren, Exkrementen und behaupteten Begegnungen erschlossen ist. Die Existenz des Yeti ist wissenschaftlich nicht nachgewiesen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Yeti appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Möglicherweise ist der Yeti nur eine Erfindung phantasiebegabter Menschen.
„In einer chinesischen Apotheke fand ein deutscher Paläontologe Zähne eines Riesenprimaten. Vielleicht waren frühe Menschen dem Giganten noch begegnet - und schufen die Legende vom Yeti.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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