# yoga

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ · frequency rank #5,181

## Definitions
1. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke).

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

## Common misspellings (5)
`oyga`, `ygoa`, `yoag`, `yogga`, `yyoga`

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