Yggdrasil

/ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/

//ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl// name

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"yggdrasil" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yggdrasil” is uncommon English (frequency #66,420 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,420
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yggdrasil · Yggdrasil · English

Yggdrasil · rank #66,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,420
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH yojana

Nearest frequency peer: yojana (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “Yggdrasil”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yggdrasil
PropertyValue
HeadwordYggdrasil
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Yggdrasil” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Yggdrasilfalls in this rarity band:

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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “yojana” (#66,421), “yeap” (#66,418), “Zarathustra” (#66,422). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yggdrasil” is #66,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yggdrasil is uncommon English at frequency #66,420 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Yggdrasil in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). The correct English form is Yggdrasil, spelled Y-G-G-D-R-A-S-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Yet it is not easy to pluck out the heart of its mystery; and the descriptions of certain ancient representatives of Yggdrasil do not lessen the difficulty.
  2. With nostrils and legs akimbo, she towered over him like some human Yggdrasill, blotting out the sun.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

This word in other languages

Yggdrasil(Français)

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 "Yggdrasil"?
"Yggdrasil" is spelled Y-G-G-D-R-A-S-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/.
What does "Yggdrasil" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yggdrasil" means: An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.
How do you pronounce "Yggdrasil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yggdrasil" is /ˈɪɡdɹəsɪl/. 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 "Yggdrasil"?
Borrowed from Old Norse Yggdrasill; commonly accepted as being composed Yggr (“terrible”) + drasill (“steed”), where “steed” refers to a hanging tree or possibly from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). 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 "Yggdrasil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list