Yogi

[ˈjoːɡi]

/[ˈjoːɡi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Yogi” is uncommon German (frequency #56,696 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,696
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indischer Asket, der Yoga praktiziert

Corpus desk

Index DE-yogi · Yogi · German

Yogi · rank #56,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,696
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH wühlt

Nearest frequency peer: wühlt (-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 „Yogi“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yogi
PropertyValue
HeadwordYogi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjoːɡi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yogi“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Yogifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wühlt“ (#56,694), „zeitweilige“ (#56,699), „Wissenschaftlers“ (#56,692). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Yogi“ bei #56,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yogi is uncommon German at frequency #56,696 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjoːɡi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Yogi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Yogi, spelled Y-O-G-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    indischer Asket, der Yoga praktiziert
  2. 2
    Anhänger des Yoga

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Yogi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Yogi soll beständig sich mühen in der Einsamkeit – Allein, bezähmend Sinn und Selbst, nichts hoffend, ohne Besitz (Bhagavad-Gita, Vers 10)
  2. „Auf seinem Fell spielten ein paar Sonnenflecken, während seine gelben Augen den Yogi fixierten.“

This word in other languages

yogi(English)yogui(Español)yogi(Français)

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 "Yogi"?
"Yogi" is spelled Y-O-G-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːɡi].
What does "Yogi" mean?
As a noun, "Yogi" means: indischer Asket, der Yoga praktiziert
How do you pronounce "Yogi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yogi" is [ˈjoːɡi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yogi" come from?
"Yogi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amar#56,744tiki#56,587BHKW#56,820bind#56,825

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list