yeco

[ˈʝeko]

/[ˈʝeko]/ noun

The verdict

“yeco” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina americana que habita las zonas tropicales y subtropicales. Es de coloración negra, cola larga, el cuello se repliega en forma de ese. Pesa de un kilo a kilo y...

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Index ES-yeco · yeco · Spanish

yeco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for yeco
PropertyValue
Headwordyeco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝeko]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yeco” en español

yecoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yeco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝeko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina americana que habita las zonas tropicales y subtropicales. Es de coloración negra, cola larga, el cuello se repliega en forma de ese. Pesa de un kilo a kilo y...".

No misspelling variants are generated for yeco in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is yeco, spelled Y-E-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina americana que habita las zonas tropicales y subtropicales. Es de coloración negra, cola larga, el cuello se repliega en forma de ese. Pesa de un kilo a kilo y medio, mide 70-75cm de largo y un metro de envergadura.

Synonyms

biguácormoráncormorán negrocormorán neotropicalcuervocuervo de marcuervo marinopatillopato cuervopato yeco

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yeco"?
"yeco" is spelled Y-E-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝeko].
What does "yeco" mean?
As a noun, "yeco" means: (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Ave marina americana que habita las zonas tropicales y subtropicales. Es de coloración negra, cola larga, el cuello se repliega en forma de ese. Pesa de un kilo a kilo y...
How do you pronounce "yeco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yeco" is [ˈʝeko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yeco" come from?
"yeco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list