Yokohama

/ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/

//ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə// name

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"yokohama" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yokohama” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,345. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,345
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yokohama · Yokohama · English

Yokohama · rank #27,345 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,345
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH woolly

Nearest frequency peer: woolly (-2 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 “Yokohama”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Yokohama” 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
Key facts for Yokohama
PropertyValue
HeadwordYokohama
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,345
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yokohama”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Yokohamalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “woolly” (#27,343), “Yuki” (#27,347), “Wolverhampton” (#27,342). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yokohama” is #27,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Yokohama (IPA /ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,345 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yokohama, with forms such as "oykohama", "ykoohama", and "yokhoama". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama). The correct English form is Yokohama, spelled Y-O-K-O-H-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.
  2. 2
    A town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama).

This word in other languages

Yokohama(Español)Yokohama(Français)Yokohama(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oykohama
  • ykoohama
  • yokhoama
  • yokkohama
  • yokoahma
  • yokohaam
  • yokohamma
  • yokohhama
  • yokohmaa
  • yookhama
  • yyokohama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yokohama - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oykohama2ykoohama2yokhoama2yokkohama1yokoahma2yokohaam2yokohamma1yokohhama1
Edit distance from "Yokohama"

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 "Yokohama"?
"Yokohama" is spelled Y-O-K-O-H-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/.
What does "Yokohama" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yokohama" means: The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.
What are common misspellings of "Yokohama"?
Common misspellings include "oykohama", "ykoohama", "yokhoama", "yokkohama", "yokoahma". The correct spelling is "Yokohama".
How do you pronounce "Yokohama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yokohama" is /ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/. 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 "Yokohama"?
Borrowed from Japanese 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama). 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 "Yokohama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list