yarndie

noun

"yarndie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yarndie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marijuana.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yarndie · yarndie · English

yarndie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for yarndie
PropertyValue
Headwordyarndie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “yarndie” in English

yarndiesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yarndie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marijuana.".

yarndie has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”). The correct English form is yarndie, spelled Y-A-R-N-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marijuana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yarndie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 1984, L. Fogarty, Ngutji Yarndi = grass.
  2. 1990, Davis et al., Paperbark He made enough to ... keep himself in Nyandi (herb).

Etymology

From Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yarndie"?
"yarndie" is spelled Y-A-R-N-D-I-E.
What does "yarndie" mean?
As a noun, "yarndie" means: Marijuana.
What is the origin of the word "yarndie"?
From Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list