Yom Kipur
[ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]
The verdict
“Yom Kipur” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conmemoración judía del Día de la Expiación, perdón y del arrepentimiento de corazón o de un arrepentimiento sincero. Es considerado el día más santo y más solemne del año para los judios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yom Kipur |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yom Kipur” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yom Kipur is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conmemoración judía del Día de la Expiación, perdón y del arrepentimiento de corazón o de un arrepentimiento sincero. Es considerado el día más santo y más solemne del año para los judios.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Yom Kipur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Yom Kipur, spelled Y-O-M- -K-I-P-U-R.
Definition
- 1Conmemoración judía del Día de la Expiación, perdón y del arrepentimiento de corazón o de un arrepentimiento sincero. Es considerado el día más santo y más solemne del año para los judios.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yom Kipur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-O-M- -K-I-P-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.