yutz
/jʌts/noun, verb
yutz is spelled Y-U-T-Z: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, yutz means “A foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yutz is yutzes.
How many letters and syllables are in yutz?
| Letters | 4: Y-U-T-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 yutz?
Yutz appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 yutz?
- /jʌts/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of yutz
- yutzes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- yutzing participle, present
- yutzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yutz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USderogatoryA foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person.
verb
- 1
slangTo waste time.
I'm not busy, I'm just yutzing around on Wiktionary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yutz come from?
From Yiddish, probably from יאָנץ (yonts).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).