yoik
noun, verb
yoik is spelled Y-O-I-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yoik means “A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yoik is yoiks.
How many letters and syllables are in yoik?
| Letters | 4: Y-O-I-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yoik?
Yoik appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of yoik
- yoiks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- joik
- yoiking participle, present
- yoiked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yoik mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
- 2
A song in this tradition.
verb
- 1
To sing in a traditional Sami style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yoik come from?
From Northern Sami juoigat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).