yokai
noun
yokai is spelled Y-O-K-A-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yokai means “Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yokai is yōkais or yokais.
How many letters and syllables are in yokai?
| Letters | 5: Y-O-K-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yokai?
Yokai appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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).
What rhymes with yokai?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yokai.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: okiya.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yokai
- yōkais plural
- yokais plural
- yōkai
- youkai
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yokai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of yokai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yokai in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese monster:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | yokai |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yokai come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 妖怪 (yōkai, “ghost, phantom, monster”), from Middle Chinese 妖怪 ('jew kweajᴴ) with the similar meaning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).