# Yoda

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjəʊdə/ · frequency rank #25,261

## Definitions
1. A type of an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."

## Etymology
The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā, “warrior”).

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-you)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoo)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yon)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yow)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-york)
- **yoga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoga)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yong)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoon)
- **yogi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yogi)
- **Yoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoko)
- **yoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoke)
- **yolk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yolk)
- **YOLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yolo)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yous)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yuna)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoyo)
- **ya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yoda)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yoda)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oyda`, `ydoa`, `yoad`, `yodda`, `yyoda`

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