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yanki

Spanish, noun/ˈʝanki/

yanki is spelled Y-A-N-K-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yanki is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of yanqui” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does yanki mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinealternative spelling of yanqui

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinealternative spelling of yanqui

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of yanki

  • yankis plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce yanki?

  • /ˈʝanki/
  • [ˈɟ͡ʝãŋ.ki]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is yanki in Spanish?

yanki appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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