yaku
/ˈjɑː.kuː/noun
yaku is spelled Y-A-K-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yaku means “A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yaku is yakus.
How many letters and syllables are in yaku?
| Letters | 4: Y-A-K-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yaku?
Yaku appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yaku?
- /ˈjɑː.kuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with yaku?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yaku.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kuya.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yaku
- yakus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yaku mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yaku come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 役 (yaku).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).