Yakima

Name: Yakima, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/

//ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Yakima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,019
frequency rank, English: 366
“Y” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yakima · Yakima · English

Yakima · rank #36,019 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,019
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 366
PHOTO-FINISH Xinhua

Nearest frequency peer: Xinhua (-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.

wor

63,985
wretch

63,984
Xinhua

63,983
Yakima

63,982
Yamato

63,981
yolks

63,980

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Yakima vs Yama

67% similar

Yakima vs yakuza

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Yakima
Property	Value
Headword	Yakima
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#36,019
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yakima”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Yakimalands here:

#36,019

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Xinhua” (#36,018), “Yamato” (#36,020), “wretch” (#36,017). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yakima” is #36,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Yakima (IPA /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,019 among 366 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yakima, with forms such as "aykima", "yaikma", and "yakiam". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Yama", "yakuza", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Yakima, spelled Y-A-K-I-M-A.

Definition

1
A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Debra, on behalf of the family of David Sohappy, a member of the Yakima tribe in Washington state, would like to thank the conference for its support of the resolution she presented on behalf of the Sohappys' fishing rights struggle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aykima
yaikma
yakiam
yakimma
yakkima
yakmia
ykaima
yyakima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Yakima"

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 "Yakima"?

"Yakima" is spelled Y-A-K-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/.

What does "Yakima" mean?

As a noun, "Yakima" means: A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

What words are commonly confused with "Yakima"?

"Yakima" is commonly confused with "Yama", "yakuza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Yakima"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yakima" is /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Yakima" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Xinhua#36,018 Yamato#36,020 wretch#36,017 Andrey#36,037

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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