yema

Name: yema, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʝema]

/[ˈʝema]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“yema” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,822
frequency rank, Spanish: 177
“Y” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita

Corpus desk

Index ES-yema · yema · Spanish

yema · rank #27,822 · 5 variants · 18 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,822
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 177
PHOTO-FINISH Wellington

Nearest frequency peer: Wellington (-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.

vinculan

72,183
vitrina

72,182
volcó

72,181
Wellington

72,180
yema

72,179
zorros

72,176

What this shows “yema” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

yema vs yes

50% similar

yema vs yen

50% similar

yema vs yet

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for yema
Property	Value
Headword	yema
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʝema]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#27,822
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	18
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “yema”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).yemacae aquí:

#27,822

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Wellington” (#27,821), “volcó” (#27,820), “vitrina” (#27,819). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yema” va en #27,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around yema (IPA [ˈʝema]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,822 among 177 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for yema, with forms such as "eyma", "yeam", and "yemma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "yes", "yen", "yet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is yema, spelled Y-E-M-A.

Definition

1
Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita
2
Parte central del huevo, correspondiente al citoplasma de la célula
3
Por analogía, parte más rica y selecta de una cosa
4
Prominencia superficial que forman algunos organismos, especialmente unicelulares, como forma de reproducción asexual
5
Individuo que nace a partir de una yema₄
6
Dulce preparado con yema₂ de huevo y azúcar
7
Dulce preparado con yema₂ de huevo y azúcar disueltos en leche
8
Punta del dedo del lado de la palma

Synonyms

botón ŋemaamarilla de huevovitelo crema flor gema gemayema mejida

This word in other languages

yolk(English)jaune(Français)Dotter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eyma
yeam
yemma
ymea
yyema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yema - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "yema"

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 "yema"?

"yema" is spelled Y-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝema].

What does "yema" mean?

As a noun, "yema" means: Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita

What words are commonly confused with "yema"?

"yema" is commonly confused with "yes", "yen", "yet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "yema"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yema" is [ˈʝema]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "yema" come from?

"yema" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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 "yema", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vato#27,813 tape#27,796 stay#27,786 boga#27,883

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Fuji5 variants Lili5 variants mater5 variants meno5 variants