yangban
/ˈjaŋban/noun
yangban is spelled Y-A-N-G-B-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yangban means “A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yangban is yangbans.
How many letters and syllables are in yangban?
| Letters | 7: Y-A-N-G-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is yangban?
Yangban appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 yangban?
- UK /ˈjaŋban/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of yangban
- yangbans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yangban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yangban come from?
Borrowed from Korean 양반(兩班) (yangban).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).