Yom Kippur
/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/
"yom-kippur" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Yom Kippur” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yom Kippur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yom Kippur” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yom Kippur is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Yom Kippur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”). The correct English form is Yom Kippur, spelled Y-O-M- -K-I-P-P-U-R.
Definition
- 1A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yom Kippur”
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- The one correct English spelling is Y-O-M- -K-I-P-P-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.