yarborough
"yarborough" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yarborough” is uncommon English (frequency #73,811 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,811
- frequency rank, English
- 2,763
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yarborough |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,811 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yarborough” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yarborough is uncommon English at frequency #73,811 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yarborough, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur. The correct English form is yarborough, spelled Y-A-R-B-O-R-O-U-G-H.
Definition
- 1A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten.
Etymology
After the second Earl of Yarborough (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.
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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Using “yarborough”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Y-A-R-B-O-R-O-U-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.