yorkshire
[jɔʁkʃœʁ]
The verdict
“yorkshire” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,749 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,749
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Yorkshireterrier
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yorkshire |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [jɔʁkʃœʁ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #36,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yorkshire” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for yorkshire is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [jɔʁkʃœʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,749 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Yorkshireterrier".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for yorkshire, with forms such as "oyrkshire", "yokrshire", and "yorkhsire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is yorkshire, spelled Y-O-R-K-S-H-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Yorkshireterrier
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oyrkshire,yokrshire,yorkhsire,yorkkshire,yorkshhire,yorkshier,yorkshirre,yorkshrie,yorksihre,yorksshire,yorrkshire,yorskhire,yrokshire,yyorkshire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yorkshire - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “yorkshire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Y-O-R-K-S-H-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [jɔʁkʃœʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.