# yolk

> English word · Noun · IPA /jəʊk/ · frequency rank #27,706

## Definitions
1. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
2. The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.

## Etymology
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), from ġeolu (“yellow”).

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-you)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yoo)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yon)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yow)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yuk)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-york)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yong)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yoon)
- **yuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yuck)
- **YOLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yolo)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yous)
- **Yule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yule)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yoyo)
- **Yorke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yorke)
- **yolks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yolks)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yolk)
- **yak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yak-vs-yolk)
- **yoga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoga-vs-yolk)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oylk`, `ylok`, `yokl`, `yolkk`, `yollk`, `yyolk`

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