yeomen

/ˈjəʊmən/

//ˈjəʊmən// noun

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"yeomen" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yeomen” is uncommon English (frequency #71,236 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,236
frequency rank, English
2,763
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of yeoman

Key facts for yeomen
PropertyValue
Headwordyeomen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈjəʊmən/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yeomen” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yeomen is uncommon English at frequency #71,236 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjəʊmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of yeoman".

yeomen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is yeomen, spelled Y-E-O-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of yeoman

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 "yeomen"?
"yeomen" is spelled Y-E-O-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjəʊmən/.
What does "yeomen" mean?
As a noun, "yeomen" means: plural of yeoman
How do you pronounce "yeomen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yeomen" is /ˈjəʊmən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yeomen" come from?
"yeomen" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “yeomen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is Y-E-O-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈjəʊmən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list