Yom Kipur

[ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]

/[ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]/ name

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.

Key facts for Yom Kipur
PropertyValue
HeadwordYom Kipur
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yom Kipur” sits in Spanish frequency

Yom Kipur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yom Kipur"?
"Yom Kipur" is spelled Y-O-M- -K-I-P-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ].
What does "Yom Kipur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yom Kipur" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "Yom Kipur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yom Kipur" is [ˈʝõm kiˈpuɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yom Kipur" come from?
"Yom Kipur" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list