# Yorke

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,916

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

## Etymology
Variant of York.

## Easily confused with
- **yorker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yorke-vs-yorker)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yorke)
- **Yoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yorke)
- **yoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoke-vs-yorke)
- **yolk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yorke)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yorke)
- **yolks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolks-vs-yorke)
- **Yonge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yonge-vs-yorke)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oyrke`, `yokre`, `yorek`, `yorkke`, `yorrke`, `yroke`, `yyorke`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yorke