yogurt

/ˈjɒ.ɡət/

//ˈjɒ.ɡət// noun

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"yogurt" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yogurt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,534
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yogurt · yogurt · English

yogurt · rank #12,534 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH womb

Nearest frequency peer: womb (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “yogurt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “yogurt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

yogurt vs your
67% similar
yogurt vs yours
67% similar
yogurt vs yoghurt
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for yogurt
PropertyValue
Headwordyogurt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈjɒ.ɡət/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,534
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “yogurt”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).yogurtlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “womb” (#12,533), “Abe” (#12,535), “winters” (#12,532). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yogurt” is #12,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around yogurt (IPA /ˈjɒ.ɡət/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,534 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for yogurt, with forms such as "oygurt", "ygourt", and "yoggurt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "your", "yours", "yoghurt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut. The correct English form is yogurt, spelled Y-O-G-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
  2. 2
    Any similar product based on other substances (e.g. soy yogurt).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yogurt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).
  2. It makes up an estimated 73 percent of the U.S. food supply, and contains stereotypically “unhealthy” products like sodas, candies and hot dogs as well as seemingly “healthy” ones like whole grain breads, breakfast cereals, flavored yogurts and plant milks.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

This word in other languages

yogur(Español)yaourt(Français)Joghurt(Deutsch)iogurte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oygurt
  • ygourt
  • yoggurt
  • yogrut
  • yogurrt
  • yogurtt
  • yogutr
  • yougrt
  • yyogurt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yogurt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oygurt2ygourt2yoggurt1yogrut2yogurrt1yogurtt1yogutr2yougrt2
Edit distance from "yogurt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yogurt"?
"yogurt" is spelled Y-O-G-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjɒ.ɡət/.
What does "yogurt" mean?
As a noun, "yogurt" means: A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
What words are commonly confused with "yogurt"?
"yogurt" is commonly confused with "your", "yours", "yoghurt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yogurt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yogurt" is /ˈjɒ.ɡət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "yogurt"?
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yogurt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list