yogurt

[ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪]

/[ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪]/ noun

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The verdict

“yogurt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,996. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,996
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de yogur.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yogurt · yogurt · Spanish

yogurt · rank #23,996 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,996
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH yates

Nearest frequency peer: yates (-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 “yogurt”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “yogurt” 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).

yogurt vs your
67% similar
yogurt vs yogur
83% similar

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

Key facts for yogurt
PropertyValue
Headwordyogurt
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,996
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “yogurt”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).yogurtcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “yates” (#23,995), “Wisconsin” (#23,994), “Whitney” (#23,993). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yogurt” va en #23,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around yogurt (IPA [ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,996 among 177 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grafía alternativa de yogur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for yogurt, with forms such as "oygurt", "ygourt", and "yoggurt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "your", "yogur", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is yogurt, spelled Y-O-G-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de yogur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how yogurt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Antes de adquirir un yogurt verifica que el empaque esté bien cerrado y se encuentre dentro de la fecha de caducidad. Observa que estén refrigerados y consérvalos así hasta consumirlos, ya que cuando el producto no se refrigera adecuadamente las bacterias benéficas mueren. … Algunos yogures tipo light contienen edulcorantes sintéticos como el aspartame y…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oygurt
  • ygourt
  • yoggurt
  • yogrut
  • yogurrt
  • yogurtt
  • yogutr
  • yougrt
  • yyogurt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yogurt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oygurt2ygourt2yoggurt1yogrut2yogurrt1yogurtt1yogutr2yougrt2
Edit distance from "yogurt"

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 "yogurt"?
"yogurt" is spelled Y-O-G-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪].
What does "yogurt" mean?
As a noun, "yogurt" means: Grafía alternativa de yogur.
What words are commonly confused with "yogurt"?
"yogurt" is commonly confused with "your", "yogur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yogurt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yogurt" is [ʝoˈɣ̞uɾt̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yogurt" come from?
"yogurt" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

weekly#23,992vivero#23,990visité#23,989vendas#23,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

acceden9 variantsAdriano9 variantsteorema9 variantsbebido9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list