Yup'ik
/ˈjuːpɪk/noun
Yup'ik is spelled Y-U-P-I-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Yup'ik means “A member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Yup'ik is Yup'iks.
How many letters and syllables are in Yup'ik?
| Letters | 5: Y-U-P-I-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 Yup'ik?
Yup'ik appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
How do you pronounce Yup'ik?
- /ˈjuːpɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Yup'ik.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Yup'ik
- Yup'iks plural
- Yupik
- Yu'pik
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Yup'ik mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Yup'ik come from?
Borrowed from Yup'ik Yup'ik (“real person”), from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣpiɣ, from *iŋuɣ (“human, person”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).