# yoyo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,029

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo.

## Etymology
Genericized trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.

## Easily confused with
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yoyo)
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/you-vs-yoyo)
- **yay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yay-vs-yoyo)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoo-vs-yoyo)
- **Yao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yao-vs-yoyo)
- **yeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeo-vs-yoyo)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yon-vs-yoyo)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yow-vs-yoyo)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/your-vs-yoyo)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yoyo)
- **yoga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoga-vs-yoyo)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yoyo)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yoyo)
- **yogi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yoyo)
- **Yoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yoyo)
- **Yoda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoda-vs-yoyo)
- **yoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoke-vs-yoyo)
- **yolk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolk-vs-yoyo)
- **yaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yoyo)
- **YOLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolo-vs-yoyo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oyyo`, `yooy`, `yoyyo`, `yyoo`, `yyoyo`

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