Yucatán

[ʝukaˈt̪ãn]

/[ʝukaˈt̪ãn]/ name

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The verdict

“Yucatán” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,073
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el sureste del país, en la Península de Yucatán. Su capital es la ciudad de Mérida y su gentilicio es yucateco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yucatan · Yucatán · Spanish

Yucatán · rank #8,073 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,073
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH wall

Nearest frequency peer: wall (-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 “Yucatán”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Yucatán” 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
Key facts for Yucatán
PropertyValue
HeadwordYucatán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʝukaˈt̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,073
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Yucatán”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Yucatáncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “wall” (#8,072), “acabas” (#8,074), “Virginia” (#8,071). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “Yucatán” va en #8,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Yucatán (IPA [ʝukaˈt̪ãn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,073 among 177 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el sureste del país, en la Península de Yucatán. Su capital es la ciudad de Mérida y su gentilicio es yucateco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yucatán, with forms such as "uycatán", "ycuatán", and "yuactán". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Yucatán, spelled Y-U-C-A-T-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el sureste del país, en la Península de Yucatán. Su capital es la ciudad de Mérida y su gentilicio es yucateco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uycatán
  • ycuatán
  • yuactán
  • yucatná
  • yucattán
  • yucatánn
  • yucaátn
  • yuccatán
  • yuctaán
  • yyucatán

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yucatán - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uycatán2ycuatán2yuactán2yucatná2yucattán1yucatánn1yucaátn2yuccatán1
Edit distance from "Yucatán"

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 "Yucatán"?
"Yucatán" is spelled Y-U-C-A-T-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝukaˈt̪ãn].
What does "Yucatán" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yucatán" means: Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el sureste del país, en la Península de Yucatán. Su capital es la ciudad de Mérida y su gentilicio es yucateco.
What are common misspellings of "Yucatán"?
Common misspellings include "uycatán", "ycuatán", "yuactán", "yucatná", "yucattán". The correct spelling is "Yucatán".
How do you pronounce "Yucatán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yucatán" is [ʝukaˈt̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yucatán" come from?
"Yucatán" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vientre#8,070anónimo#8,080traidor#8,066aplican#8,081

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Trujillo10 variantsséptimo10 variantsdeseado10 variantspotente10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list