# Yamamoto

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,492

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
2. A district of Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu, Japan.
3. A Japanese battleship class.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".

## Easily confused with
- **Yamato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yamamoto-vs-yamato)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aymamoto`, `yaammoto`, `yamammoto`, `yamamoot`, `yamamotto`, `yamamtoo`, `yamaomto`, `yammamoto`, `yammaoto`, `ymaamoto`, `yyamamoto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yamamoto