yond
/jɒnd/obsolete
yond is spelled Y-O-N-D: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, yond means “Further; more distant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yond?
| Letters | 4: Y-O-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yond?
Yond appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yond?
- /jɒnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yond.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does yond mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteFurther; more distant.
- 2
obsoleteYonder.
- 3
obsoleteFurious; mad; angry; fierce.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteYonder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yond come from?
From Middle English yond, from Old English ġeond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).