# Yoko vs yolk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yoko
*name · frequency rank #24,360*
A female given name from Japanese.

### yolk
*noun · IPA /jəʊk/ · frequency rank #27,706*
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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