# yogurt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjɒ.ɡət/ · frequency rank #12,534

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogurt-vs-your)
- **yours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogurt-vs-yours)
- **yoghurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoghurt-vs-yogurt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oygurt`, `ygourt`, `yoggurt`, `yogrut`, `yogurrt`, `yogurtt`, `yogutr`, `yougrt`, `yyogurt`

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