Yonne

[jɔn]

/[jɔn]/ name

The verdict

“Yonne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper 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) - Fluss in Frankreich; Yonne

Corpus desk

Index DE-yonne · Yonne · German

Yonne · 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.

Key facts for Yonne
PropertyValue
HeadwordYonne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[jɔn]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yonne“ im Deutschen

Yonneschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yonne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [jɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in Frankreich; Yonne".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Yonne, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Yonne, spelled Y-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in Frankreich; Yonne

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’Yonne est un affluent de la Seine.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yonne"?
"Yonne" is spelled Y-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [jɔn].
What does "Yonne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yonne" means: Fluss in Frankreich; Yonne
How do you pronounce "Yonne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yonne" is [jɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yonne" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list