yoni

/ˈjəʊni/

//ˈjəʊni// noun

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

The verdict

“yoni” is uncommon English (frequency #68,775 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,775
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yoni · yoni · English

yoni · rank #68,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,775
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yogis

Nearest frequency peer: Yogis (-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 “yoni”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yoni
PropertyValue
Headwordyoni
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈjəʊni/
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “yoni” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Yogis” (#68,774), “youse” (#68,776), “Yahtzee” (#68,771). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yoni” is #68,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yoni is uncommon English at frequency #68,775 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjəʊni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.".

No misspelling variants are generated for yoni in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni). The correct English form is yoni, spelled Y-O-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue.
  2. In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

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); 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 "yoni"?
"yoni" is spelled Y-O-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjəʊni/.
What does "yoni" mean?
As a noun, "yoni" means: The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
How do you pronounce "yoni"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yoni" is /ˈjəʊni/. 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 "yoni"?
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni). 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 "yoni", 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