Yoshiko

/joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/

//joʊˈʃiːkoʊ// name

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

The verdict

“Yoshiko” is uncommon English (frequency #73,819 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,819
frequency rank, English
2,763
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Japanese.

Key facts for Yoshiko
PropertyValue
HeadwordYoshiko
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yoshiko” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yoshiko is uncommon English at frequency #73,819 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Japanese.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Yoshiko in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”). The correct English form is Yoshiko, spelled Y-O-S-H-I-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”).

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 "Yoshiko"?
"Yoshiko" is spelled Y-O-S-H-I-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/.
What does "Yoshiko" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yoshiko" means: A female given name from Japanese.
How do you pronounce "Yoshiko"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yoshiko" is /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/. 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 "Yoshiko"?
Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Yoshiko”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is Y-O-S-H-I-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list