yeet

/jiːt/

//jiːt// intj

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"yeet" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yeet” is uncommon English (frequency #52,733 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,733
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expressing excitement or approval.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yeet · yeet · English

yeet · rank #52,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,733
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yash

Nearest frequency peer: Yash (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “yeet”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “yeet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yeet
PropertyValue
Headwordyeet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/jiːt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “yeet” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Yash” (#52,732), “YHWH” (#52,734), “zealot” (#52,735). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yeet” is #52,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yeet is uncommon English at frequency #52,733 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /jiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

yeet has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Popularized in March 2014 by the "yeet" dance which went viral on the now-defunct video sharing site Vine. The earliest known yeet dance is recorded in a YouTube video uploaded on February 3, 2014. However, examples of the interjection can be found much ear… The correct English form is yeet, spelled Y-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expressing excitement or approval.
  2. 2
    A sudden expression used while throwing something, especially with force.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The “YEET!” sound effect with the punch at :40
  2. After Richt got his shower, the Miami players surrounding him while yelling “YEET!” in unison.

Etymology

Popularized in March 2014 by the "yeet" dance which went viral on the now-defunct video sharing site Vine. The earliest known yeet dance is recorded in a YouTube video uploaded on February 3, 2014. However, examples of the interjection can be found much earlier, including a 1998 use by British presenter Jeremy Clarkson as well as a 2008 definition of "yeet yeet" on Urban Dictionary. As an expression used when throwing something, apparently coined by Vine user David Banna in a Vine uploaded on or before March 28, 2014 in which he throws a CD and yells out "YEET!", as well as a Vine uploaded April 4, 2014 of a high school student hurling an empty soda can and shouting "This bitch empty! YEET!" After the 2014 trend, the term faded into relative obscurity before resurging in 2018.

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 "yeet"?
"yeet" is spelled Y-E-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /jiːt/.
What does "yeet" mean?
As an interjection, "yeet" means: Expressing excitement or approval.
How do you pronounce "yeet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yeet" is /jiːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "yeet"?
Popularized in March 2014 by the "yeet" dance which went viral on the now-defunct video sharing site Vine. The earliest known yeet dance is recorded in a YouTube video uploaded on February 3, 2014. However, examples of the interjection can be foun... 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 "yeet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yash#52,732YHWH#52,734wiry#52,724ABCs#52,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list