yearbook

noun

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"yearbook" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yearbook” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,392
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A reference book, published annually.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yearbook · yearbook · English

yearbook · rank #16,392 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,392
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH yikes

Nearest frequency peer: yikes (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “yearbook”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “yearbook” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yearbook
PropertyValue
Headwordyearbook
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,392
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “yearbook”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).yearbooklands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “yikes” (#16,393), “wrought” (#16,390), “wolverine” (#16,389). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yearbook” is #16,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around yearbook, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,392 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    A reference book, published annually.
  2. 2
    A 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. 3
    A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A New Jersey high school will issue new yearbooks after pro-Trump slogans and logos were removed from photos that some students submitted.
  2. A 2017 yearbook photograph obtained by CNN shows Robert Westman, later known as Robin Westman, then a student at Annunciation Catholic grade school in Minneapolis.

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

anuario(Español)annuaire(Français)Jahrbuch(Deutsch)

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.

eyarbook2yaerbook2yeabrook2yearbbook1yearbok1yearboko2yearbookk1yearobok2
Edit distance from "yearbook"

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 "yearbook"?
"yearbook" is spelled Y-E-A-R-B-O-O-K.
What does "yearbook" mean?
As a noun, "yearbook" means: A reference book, published annually.
What are common misspellings of "yearbook"?
Common misspellings include "eyarbook", "yaerbook", "yeabrook", "yearbbook", "yearbok". The correct spelling is "yearbook".
What is the origin of the word "yearbook"?
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 (... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yearbook", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

wrought11 variantsappraisal11 variantstrolling11 variantsblender11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list