# Yoruba

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjɒɹʊbə/ · frequency rank #25,262

## Definitions
1. A member of an ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria, southern Benin, and eastern Togo and, as well as in communities elsewhere in West Africa, United States, Brazil and Cuba.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba Yorùbá.

## Common misspellings (8)
`oyruba`, `yorbua`, `yorruba`, `yoruab`, `yorubba`, `yourba`, `yrouba`, `yyoruba`

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