yorkshire terrier

[ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr]

/[ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr]/ noun

The verdict

“yorkshire terrier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Yorkshireterrier

Corpus desk

Index DE-yorkshire-terrier · yorkshire terrier · German

yorkshire terrier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 yorkshire terrier
PropertyValue
Headwordyorkshire terrier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yorkshire terrier” sits in German frequency

yorkshire terrier falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

yorkshire terrier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Yorkshireterrier".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yorkshire terrier, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 yorkshire terrier, spelled Y-O-R-K-S-H-I-R-E- -T-E-R-R-I-E-R.

Definition

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    Yorkshireterrier

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yorkshire terrier"?
"yorkshire terrier" is spelled Y-O-R-K-S-H-I-R-E- -T-E-R-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr].
What does "yorkshire terrier" mean?
As a noun, "yorkshire terrier" means: Yorkshireterrier
How do you pronounce "yorkshire terrier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yorkshire terrier" is [ˈjɔrkʃʲir ˈtɛrjɛr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yorkshire terrier" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list