Yorke

name

"yorke" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yorke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,916
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of York: a city in North Yorkshire, England.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yorke · Yorke · English

Yorke · rank #33,916 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,916
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH wy

Nearest frequency peer: wy (-2 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 “Yorke”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Yorke” 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).

Yorke vs yorker
67% similar
Yorke vs york
60% similar
Yorke vs Yoko
60% similar

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

Key facts for Yorke
PropertyValue
HeadwordYorke
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,916
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yorke”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “wy” (#33,914), “wreaths” (#33,913), “wort” (#33,912). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yorke” is #33,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Yorke, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,916 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yorke, with forms such as "oyrke", "yokre", and "yorek". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "yorker", "york", "Yoko", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of York. The correct English form is Yorke, spelled Y-O-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of York: a city in North Yorkshire, England.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Etymology

Variant of York.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oyrke
  • yokre
  • yorek
  • yorkke
  • yorrke
  • yroke
  • yyorke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yorke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oyrke2yokre2yorek2yorkke1yorrke1yroke2yyorke1
Edit distance from "Yorke"

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 "Yorke"?
"Yorke" is spelled Y-O-R-K-E.
What does "Yorke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yorke" means: Obsolete spelling of York: a city in North Yorkshire, England.
What words are commonly confused with "Yorke"?
"Yorke" is commonly confused with "yorker", "york", "Yoko". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Yorke"?
Variant of York. 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 "Yorke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list