Yaakov
/ˈjaː.koʊv/
"yaakov" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Yaakov” is an uncommon English word, ranked #68,770 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #68,770
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yaakov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈjaː.koʊv/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yaakov” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Yaakov is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈjaː.koʊv/. Corpus data places it at rank #68,770 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Yaakov in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Yaakov, spelled Y-A-A-K-O-V.
Definition
- 1The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yaakov”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Y-A-A-K-O-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈjaː.koʊv/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.