yucas

[ˈʝukas]

/[ˈʝukas]/ noun

The verdict

“yucas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,468 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,468
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de yuca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yucas · yucas · Spanish

yucas · rank #89,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,468
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zagal

Nearest frequency peer: Zagal (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “yucas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “yucas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yucas
PropertyValue
Headwordyucas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝukas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yucas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).yucascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Zagal” (#89,470), “ágape” (#89,471), “était” (#89,472). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yucas” va en #89,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yucas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,468 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝukas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de yuca.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for yucas, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 yucas, spelled Y-U-C-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de yuca.

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 "yucas"?
"yucas" is spelled Y-U-C-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝukas].
What does "yucas" mean?
As a noun, "yucas" means: Forma del plural de yuca.
How do you pronounce "yucas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yucas" is [ˈʝukas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yucas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list