yucky
/ˈjʌkɪ/
"yucky" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yucky” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,581 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #54,581
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yucky |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈjʌkɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yucky” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for yucky is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈjʌkɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,581 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.".
Zero misspellings are on record for yucky in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”). The correct English form is yucky, spelled Y-U-C-K-Y.
Definition
- 1Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
Etymology
From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”).
Antonyms
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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.
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Using “yucky”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Y-U-C-K-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈjʌkɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.