yerno

[ˈʝeɾno]

/[ˈʝeɾno]/ noun

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The verdict

“yerno” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,759
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Respecto de alguien, el marido de su hija o hijo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yerno · yerno · Spanish

yerno · rank #15,759 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH vosotras

Nearest frequency peer: vosotras (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “yerno”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

yerno vs yeso
60% similar
yerno vs yen
60% similar
yerno vs yendo
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “yerno”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.yernocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vosotras” (#15,758), “átomos” (#15,760), “abuelas” (#15,761). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yerno” va en #15,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around yerno (IPA [ˈʝeɾno]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,759 among 177 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for yerno, with forms such as "eyrno", "yenro", and "yernno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is yerno, spelled Y-E-R-N-O.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

son-in-law(English)beau-fils(Français)Schwiegersohn(Deutsch)genro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eyrno
  • yenro
  • yernno
  • yeron
  • yerrno
  • yreno
  • yyerno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yerno - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eyrno2yenro2yernno1yeron2yerrno1yreno2yyerno1
Edit distance from "yerno"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vasca#15,755tocas#15,741tensa#15,738blusa#15,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Solís7 variantsrollos7 variantsRocha7 variantsCohen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list