yearbook
"yearbook" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yearbook” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #16,392 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,392
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A reference book, published annually.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yearbook |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yearbook” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for yearbook is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #16,392 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for yearbook, with forms such as "eyarbook", "yaerbook", and "yeabrook". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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, re… The correct English form is yearbook, spelled Y-E-A-R-B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1A reference book, published annually.
- 2A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
- 3A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.
Etymology
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”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eyarbook,yaerbook,yeabrook,yearbbook,yearbok,yearboko,yearbookk,yearobok,yearrbook,yerabook,yyearbook
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yearbook - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “yearbook”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Y-E-A-R-B-O-O-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.