Yoruba

[joˈʁuːba]

/[joˈʁuːba]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hauptsächlich im Südwesten Nigerias lebendes Volk

Key facts for Yoruba
PropertyValue
HeadwordYoruba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[joˈʁuːba]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yoruba” sits in German frequency

Yoruba 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

Yoruba is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [joˈʁuːba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Yoruba, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Yoruba, spelled Y-O-R-U-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    hauptsächlich im Südwesten Nigerias lebendes Volk
  2. 2
    ein Angehöriger des gleichnamigen Volkes

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 "Yoruba"?
"Yoruba" is spelled Y-O-R-U-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [joˈʁuːba].
What does "Yoruba" mean?
As a noun, "Yoruba" means: hauptsächlich im Südwesten Nigerias lebendes Volk
How do you pronounce "Yoruba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yoruba" is [joˈʁuːba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yoruba" come from?
"Yoruba" 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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Using “Yoruba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Y-O-R-U-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [joˈʁuːba] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list