# Yemen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjɛ.mən/ · frequency rank #8,631

## Definitions
1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
2. A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.

## Etymology
From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

## Easily confused with
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yemen-vs-yen)
- **Yuen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yemen-vs-yuen)
- **Yemeni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yemen-vs-yemeni)
- **yeoman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yemen-vs-yeoman)
- **yee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yee-vs-yemen)
- **yearn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yearn-vs-yemen)
- **Yellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yellen-vs-yemen)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eymen`, `yeemn`, `yemenn`, `yemmen`, `yemne`, `ymeen`, `yyemen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yemen