# Yoko

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,360

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-you)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yoo)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yon)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yow)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yuk)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-york)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yong)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yoon)
- **Yuki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yuki)
- **yolk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yolk)
- **YOLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yolo)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yous)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yoyo)
- **Yukon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yukon)
- **Yorke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yorke)
- **yolks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yolks)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yoko)
- **Yao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yao-vs-yoko)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oyko`, `ykoo`, `yokko`, `yook`, `yyoko`

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