Yonkers

/ˈjɑŋkɚz/

//ˈjɑŋkɚz// name

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"yonkers" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yonkers” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,256
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in New York, bordering New York City.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yonkers · Yonkers · English

Yonkers · rank #32,256 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,256
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yeats

Nearest frequency peer: Yeats (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Yonkers”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Yonkers” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Yonkers vs yorker
57% similar
Yonkers vs yonder
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Yonkers
PropertyValue
HeadwordYonkers
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈjɑŋkɚz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,256
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yonkers”

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

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “Yeats” (#32,255), “Yunnan” (#32,257), “wrangler” (#32,253). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yonkers” is #32,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Yonkers (IPA /ˈjɑŋkɚz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,256 among 366 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A city in New York, bordering New York City.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yonkers, with forms such as "oynkers", "ynokers", and "yokners". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "yorker", "yonder", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Dutch jonkheer (“young lord, esquire”). The correct English form is Yonkers, spelled Y-O-N-K-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in New York, bordering New York City.

Etymology

From Dutch jonkheer (“young lord, esquire”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oynkers
  • ynokers
  • yokners
  • yonekrs
  • yonkerrs
  • yonkerss
  • yonkesr
  • yonkkers
  • yonkres
  • yonnkers
  • yyonkers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yonkers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oynkers2ynokers2yokners2yonekrs2yonkerrs1yonkerss1yonkesr2yonkkers1
Edit distance from "Yonkers"

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 "Yonkers"?
"Yonkers" is spelled Y-O-N-K-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjɑŋkɚz/.
What does "Yonkers" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yonkers" means: A city in New York, bordering New York City.
What words are commonly confused with "Yonkers"?
"Yonkers" is commonly confused with "yorker", "yonder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Yonkers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yonkers" is /ˈjɑŋkɚz/. 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 "Yonkers"?
From Dutch jonkheer (“young lord, esquire”). 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 "Yonkers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list