yerno

/[ˈʝeɾno]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,759

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

yerno is aSpanishnoun. It means: Respecto de alguien, el marido de su hija o hijo. Pronounced [ˈʝeɾno]. Often confused with yeso and yen.

Key facts for yerno
PropertyValue
Headwordyerno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝeɾno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,759
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of yerno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for yerno is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝeɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,759 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for yerno, with forms such as "eyrno", "yenro", and "yernno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "yeso", "yen", "yendo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is yerno, spelled Y-E-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Respecto de alguien, el marido de su hija o hijo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, el novio de su hija o hijo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eyrno,yenro,yernno,yeron,yerrno,yreno,yyerno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for yerno

Misspelling Variants of "yerno"

eyrno5yenro5yernno6yeron5yerrno6yreno5yyerno6
Misspelling Variants of "yerno"

Frequency rank: #15,759 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yerno"?
"yerno" is spelled Y-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝeɾno].
What does "yerno" mean?
As a noun, "yerno" means: Respecto de alguien, el marido de su hija o hijo.
What words are commonly confused with "yerno"?
"yerno" is commonly confused with "yeso", "yen", "yendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yerno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yerno" is [ˈʝeɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yerno" come from?
"yerno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.