yola

noun

"yola" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yola” is uncommon English (frequency #75,575 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,575
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cocaine

Corpus desk

Index EN-yola · yola · English

yola · rank #75,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,575
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yorick

Nearest frequency peer: Yorick (+1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “yola”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “yola” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yola
PropertyValue
Headwordyola
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “yola” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).yolafalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Yorick” (#75,576), “yaks” (#75,572), “zeid” (#75,581). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yola” is #75,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yola is uncommon English at frequency #75,575 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cocaine".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yola, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola. The correct English form is yola, spelled Y-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cocaine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. From servin' yola and mobbin' in drop tops to gangsta tales and flat-out Westside anthems, it doesn't take much thought as to whom the target audience is […]
  2. We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola.

Etymology

Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola.

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 "yola"?
"yola" is spelled Y-O-L-A.
What does "yola" mean?
As a noun, "yola" means: cocaine
What is the origin of the word "yola"?
Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola. 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 "yola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list