yizkor
/ˈjɪzkəɹ/noun
yizkor is spelled Y-I-Z-K-O-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yizkor means “An Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yizkor is yizkors.
How many letters and syllables are in yizkor?
| Letters | 6: Y-I-Z-K-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 yizkor?
Yizkor appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
How do you pronounce yizkor?
- /ˈjɪzkəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of yizkor
- yizkors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yizkor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.
a yizkor book; a yizkor sermon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yizkor come from?
From Hebrew יִזְכּוֹר (literally “may [God] remember”), from the opening word of the service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).