yob
/jɑb/noun
yob is spelled Y-O-B: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, yob means “A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yob is yobs.
How many letters and syllables are in yob?
| Letters | 3: Y-O-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yob?
Yob appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 yob?
- UK /jɒb/
- US /jɑb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-yob.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-yob.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yob?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yob from its last stressed vowel (/ɑb/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: boy.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yob
- yobs plural
- y.o.b.
- y. o. b.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA boy.
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangA person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
noun
- 1
Initialism of year of birth.
phrase
- 1
Alternative spelling of YOB (year of birth)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yob in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense antisocial person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voyou m asocial, houligan, paumé, pauv'type, loubard, blouson noir |
| German | Halbstarker, Halbstarke, Rabauke, Rabaukin, Rowdy, Rowdyin |
| Spanish | vándalo, gamberro, golfo, granuja, patotero, hincha |
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.
Where does yob come from?
Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).