yakuza
/ˈjækuːzə/
"yakuza" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yakuza” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,036
- frequency rank, English
- 366
- “Y” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Japanese organized crime gang.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yakuza · yakuza · English
yakuza · rank #27,036 · 8 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,036
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 366
- PHOTO-FINISH xenophobic
Nearest frequency peer: xenophobic (-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 “yakuza”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- worsen
worsen
72,969 corpus weight
- xenophobia
xenophobia
72,967 corpus weight
- xenophobic
xenophobic
72,966 corpus weight
- yakuza
yakuza
72,965 corpus weight
- yuck
yuck
72,964 corpus weight
- ze
ze
72,963 corpus weight
What this shows “yakuza” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yakuza |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjækuːzə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “yakuza”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around yakuza (IPA /ˈjækuːzə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,036 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for yakuza, with forms such as "aykuza", "yakkuza", and "yakuaz". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Yakima", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details. The correct English form is yakuza, spelled Y-A-K-U-Z-A.
Definition
- 1A Japanese organized crime gang.
- 2A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how yakuza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aykuza
- yakkuza
- yakuaz
- yakuzza
- yakzua
- yaukza
- ykauza
- yyakuza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yakuza - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yakuza", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).