yonqui
[ˈʝõŋki]
The verdict
“yonqui” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona adicta a la heroína.
Corpus desk
Index ES-yonqui · yonqui · Spanish
yonqui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yonqui |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝõŋki] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “yonqui” en español
Rare enough to double-check
yonqui is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝõŋki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona adicta a la heroína.".
yonqui has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is yonqui, spelled Y-O-N-Q-U-I.
Definition
- 1Persona adicta a la heroína.
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.