yenta
noun
yenta is spelled Y-E-N-T-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yenta means “A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yenta is yentas.
How many letters and syllables are in yenta?
| Letters | 5: Y-E-N-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yenta?
Yenta appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of yenta
- yentas plural
- yente
- yentl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yenta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
Please don't tell your girlfriend what I said; she's a yenta!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yenta come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).