Yisrael

name

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"yisrael" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yisrael” is uncommon English (frequency #60,582 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,582
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Hebrew.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yisrael · Yisrael · English

Yisrael · rank #60,582 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,582
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yousaf

Nearest frequency peer: Yousaf (+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 “Yisrael”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yisrael
PropertyValue
HeadwordYisrael
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,582
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Yisrael” 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).Yisraelfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Yousaf” (#60,583), “Yankovic” (#60,580), “Yamashita” (#60,579). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yisrael” is #60,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yisrael is uncommon English at frequency #60,582 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Yisrael in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Israel. The correct English form is Yisrael, spelled Y-I-S-R-A-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Hebrew.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In a foreword, former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau unequivocally endorsed the validity of the historical links.

Etymology

Variant of Israel.

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 "Yisrael"?
"Yisrael" is spelled Y-I-S-R-A-E-L.
What does "Yisrael" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yisrael" means: A surname from Hebrew.
What is the origin of the word "Yisrael"?
Variant of Israel. 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 "Yisrael", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wintour#60,569winsome#60,568absolut#60,601adjoins#60,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list