# YMCA

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,730

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **yoga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ymca-vs-yoga)
- **Yoda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ymca-vs-yoda)
- **yuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ymca-vs-yuck)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ymca-vs-yuna)
- **yucca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ymca-vs-yucca)
- **ya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-ymca)
- **yea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yea-vs-ymca)
- **yaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-ymca)
- **Yama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yama-vs-ymca)

## Common misspellings (6)
`myca`, `ycma`, `ymac`, `ymcca`, `ymmca`, `yymca`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ymca