Yunus

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"yunus" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yunus” is uncommon English (frequency #53,349 among 366 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,349
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A major prophet of Islam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yunus · Yunus · English

Yunus · rank #53,349 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,349
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeng

Nearest frequency peer: Zeng (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Yunus”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Yunus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yunus
PropertyValue
HeadwordYunus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Yunus” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Yunusfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Zeng” (#53,351), “Y2K” (#53,346), “Abramson” (#53,355). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yunus” is #53,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yunus is uncommon English at frequency #53,349 among 366 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Yunus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Younus. The correct English form is Yunus, spelled Y-U-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A major prophet of Islam.
  2. 2
    10th chapter of the Quran, (Sura Al Yunus)
  3. 3
    A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Younus.

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 "Yunus"?
"Yunus" is spelled Y-U-N-U-S.
What does "Yunus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yunus" means: A major prophet of Islam.
What is the origin of the word "Yunus"?
From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Younus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yunus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list