Yépez

[ˈʝepes]

/[ˈʝepes]/ name

The verdict

“Yépez” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,004 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,004
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-yepez · Yépez · Spanish

Yépez · rank #76,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,004
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuliana

Nearest frequency peer: zuliana (+2 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 “Yépez”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yépez
PropertyValue
HeadwordYépez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʝepes]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Yépez” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Yépezcae 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: “zuliana” (#76,006), “younger” (#76,001), “yergue” (#76,000). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “Yépez” va en #76,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yépez is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,004 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʝepes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido".

No misspelling variants are generated for Yépez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Yépez, spelled Y-É-P-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

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 "Yépez"?
"Yépez" is spelled Y-É-P-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝepes].
What does "Yépez" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yépez" means: Apellido
How do you pronounce "Yépez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yépez" is [ˈʝepes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yépez" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list