Yahweh

/ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/

//ˈjɑː(h)weɪ// name

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"yahweh" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yahweh” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,292
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yahweh · Yahweh · English

Yahweh · rank #30,292 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,292
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winona

Nearest frequency peer: Winona (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Yahweh”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Yahweh” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yahweh
PropertyValue
HeadwordYahweh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,292
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yahweh”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Yahwehlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Winona” (#30,291), “yearn” (#30,293), “Yolanda” (#30,294). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yahweh” is #30,292. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Yahweh (IPA /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,292 among 366 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yahweh, with forms such as "ayhweh", "yahewh", and "yahhweh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh in English … The correct English form is Yahweh, spelled Y-A-H-W-E-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Yahweh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 1985 "At the time when Yahweh God made earth and heaven" (New Jerusalem Bible, Genesis 2:4)

Etymology

The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh in English (ensuring the pronunciation of the initial consonant as /j/) first appears in the 1860s, e.g. in the Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come edited by John Thomas, founder of the Antipas Christadelphians (vol. X. no. 1, Westchester, NY, January 1860). First appeared in English Bible translations for the Tetragrammaton in the 1902 Emphasized Bible (EBR).

Synonyms

YahuwahJahJehovahיהוה

This word in other languages

Yavé(Español)Yahweh(Français)Jahwe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ayhweh
  • yahewh
  • yahhweh
  • yahwehh
  • yahwhe
  • yahwweh
  • yawheh
  • yhaweh
  • yyahweh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yahweh - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ayhweh2yahewh2yahhweh1yahwehh1yahwhe2yahwweh1yawheh2yhaweh2
Edit distance from "Yahweh"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yahweh"?
"Yahweh" is spelled Y-A-H-W-E-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/.
What does "Yahweh" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yahweh" means: YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.
What are common misspellings of "Yahweh"?
Common misspellings include "ayhweh", "yahewh", "yahhweh", "yahwehh", "yahwhe". The correct spelling is "Yahweh".
How do you pronounce "Yahweh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yahweh" is /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Yahweh"?
The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh i... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yahweh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Winona#30,291yonder#30,295Altman#30,310Valdez#30,274

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list