yea

adv

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“yea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,610 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,610
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sí

Corpus desk

Index ES-yea · yea · Spanish

yea · rank #80,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,610
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH yoduro

Nearest frequency peer: yoduro (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “yea”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “yea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yea
PropertyValue
Headwordyea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#80,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yea” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).yeacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “yoduro” (#80,611), “yacht” (#80,608), “worm” (#80,606). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yea” va en #80,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,610 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for yea, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is yea, spelled Y-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sí
  2. 2
    En efecto, sin duda.
  3. 3
    Aunque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how yea appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yea"?
"yea" is spelled Y-E-A.
What does "yea" mean?
As an adverb, "yea" means: Sí
What language does "yea" come from?
"yea" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blo#80,748rot#80,471mua#80,311Dop#80,912

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list