yemení

[ʝemeˈni]

/[ʝemeˈni]/ adj

The verdict

“yemení” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,944 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,944
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Yemen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yemeni · yemení · Spanish

yemení · rank #58,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,944
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH wok

Nearest frequency peer: wok (-4 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 “yemení”

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 “yemení” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yemení
PropertyValue
Headwordyemení
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʝemeˈni]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yemení” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “wok” (#58,940), “abducción” (#58,953), “vulnerando” (#58,934). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yemení” va en #58,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yemení is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,944 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʝemeˈni]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Yemen.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for yemení in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is yemení, spelled Y-E-M-E-N-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Yemen.

This word in other languages

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 "yemení"?
"yemení" is spelled Y-E-M-E-N-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝemeˈni].
What does "yemení" mean?
As an adjective, "yemení" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Yemen.
How do you pronounce "yemení"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yemení" is [ʝemeˈni]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yemení" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list