YMCA
noun
YMCA is spelled Y-M-C-A: 4 letters. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, YMCA means “A hostel or other facility operated by the Young Men's Christian Association” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of YMCA is YMCAs.
How many letters and syllables are in YMCA?
| Letters | 4: Y-M-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th 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 YMCA?
YMCA appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 YMCA?
- Canada
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-YMCA.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of YMCA
- YMCAs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does YMCA mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hostel or other facility operated by the Young Men's Christian Association.
- 2
A particular dance in which the arms and body are used to imitate the letters Y, M, C, and A, in succession, danced to the Village People song Y.M.C.A.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
YMCA in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Young Men's Christian Association:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | CVJM |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.