yarder

noun

"yarder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yarder” is uncommon English (frequency #57,825 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,825
frequency rank, English
2,763
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.

Key facts for yarder
PropertyValue
Headwordyarder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yarder” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yarder lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yarder is uncommon English at frequency #57,825 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.".

yarder doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From yard (verb) + -er. The correct English form is yarder, spelled Y-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.

Etymology

From yard (verb) + -er.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yarder"?
"yarder" is spelled Y-A-R-D-E-R.
What does "yarder" mean?
As a noun, "yarder" means: A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
What is the origin of the word "yarder"?
From yard (verb) + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “yarder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is Y-A-R-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list