# yogi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjəʊɡi/ · frequency rank #23,731

## Definitions
1. A devotee or adherent of yoga.

## Etymology
From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-you)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoo)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yon)
- **Yui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yui)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yow)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-york)
- **Yuri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yuri)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yong)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoon)
- **Yoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoko)
- **yoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoke)
- **Yuki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yuki)
- **yolk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yolk)
- **YOLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yolo)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yous)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoyo)
- **yumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yumi)
- **Yoshi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoshi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oygi`, `ygoi`, `yoggi`, `yoig`, `yyogi`

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