yuri
/ˈjʊɹi/noun
yuri is spelled Y-U-R-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Yuri, the name). As a noun, yuri means “A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yuri?
| Letters | 4: Y-U-R-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yuri?
Yuri appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Yuri, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yuri?
- /ˈjʊɹi/
Yuri has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-yuri.wav, En-au-yuri.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does yuri mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yuri in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anime or manga genre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | yuri |
| Portuguese | yuri |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yuri come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicating love. See Yuri (genre) § “Terminology and etymology” at Wikipedia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).