# Yuri

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjʊɹi/ · frequency rank #12,720

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.

## Etymology
From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”). Doublet of George.

## Easily confused with
- **yu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuri)
- **yr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yr-vs-yuri)
- **Yi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yi-vs-yuri)
- **yup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yup-vs-yuri)
- **yrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yrs-vs-yuri)
- **yum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yum-vs-yuri)
- **yer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yer-vs-yuri)
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yun-vs-yuri)
- **yue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yue-vs-yuri)
- **Yui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yui-vs-yuri)
- **yar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yar-vs-yuri)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuk-vs-yuri)
- **yuh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuh-vs-yuri)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/your-vs-yuri)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yuri)
- **yard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yard-vs-yuri)
- **yuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuan-vs-yuri)
- **yarn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yarn-vs-yuri)
- **yogi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yogi-vs-yuri)
- **yuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuck-vs-yuri)

## Common misspellings (5)
`uyri`, `yrui`, `yuir`, `yurri`, `yyuri`

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