Yoruban
noun, adjective
Yoruban is spelled Y-O-R-U-B-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Yoruban means “A member of the Yoruba people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Yoruban is Yorubans.
How many letters and syllables are in Yoruban?
| Letters | 7: Y-O-R-U-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Yoruban?
Yoruban appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Yoruban
- Yorubans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Yoruban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Yoruba people.
adjective
- 1
Belonging to the Yoruba people.
- 2
Pertaining or belonging to the Yoruba religion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Yoruban come from?
From Yoruba + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).