yearbook
noun
yearbook is spelled Y-E-A-R-B-O-O-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yearbook means “A reference book, published annually” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yearbook is yearbooks.
How many letters and syllables are in yearbook?
| Letters | 8: Y-E-A-R-B-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yearbook?
Yearbook appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 yearbook?
- US
Yearbook has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-yearbook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with yearbook
Also written: year-book (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of yearbook
- yearbooks plural
- year-book
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yearbook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A reference book, published annually.
- 2
USA publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
- 3
USA school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate yearbook?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of yearbook: yrbk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yearbook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yearbook come from?
From year + book. Compare Saterland Frisian Jierbouk (“yearbook”), West Frisian jierboek (“yearbook”), Dutch jaarboek (“yearbook”), German Low German Johrbook (“yearbook”), German Jahrbuch (“yearbook”), Swedish årsbok (“yearbook”), Faroese árbók (“annal, record, yearbook”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).