yugo

[ˈʝuɣ̞o]

/[ˈʝuɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“yugo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,236
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento de madera que se coloca a los animales de tiro, en el cuello o en la cabeza, en el que se engancha el arado o el carro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yugo · yugo · Spanish

yugo · rank #22,236 · 5 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,236
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH years

Nearest frequency peer: years (-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 “yugo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “yugo” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

yugo vs yun
50% similar
yugo vs Yuri
25% similar
yugo vs yuma
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for yugo
PropertyValue
Headwordyugo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝuɣ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,236
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “yugo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “years” (#22,235), “votada” (#22,234), “íntegro” (#22,238). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yugo” va en #22,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around yugo (IPA [ˈʝuɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,236 among 177 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for yugo, with forms such as "uygo", "yguo", and "yuggo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "yun", "Yuri", "yuma", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is yugo, spelled Y-U-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento de madera que se coloca a los animales de tiro, en el cuello o en la cabeza, en el que se engancha el arado o el carro.
  2. 2
    Armazón de madera, de forma similar al instrumento anterior, que se coloca a las campanas para voltearlas.
  3. 3
    Dominio o ley superior que obliga a obedecer.
  4. 4
    Carga pesada o atadura.
  5. 5
    Órgano en forma de cuernos usado en los aviones para gobernarlos de modo similar al volante de los automóviles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yugo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el trabajo bien hecho "contribuye a edificar el comunismo, cuya marcha inquebrantable liberará pronto a la clase obrera de todos los países sometidos todavía al yugo capitalista".
  2. ¡Ay de mi, hijo! ¡Hacia qué yugos de esclavitud vamos, qué dueños tienen sus ojos puestos en nosotros!

This word in other languages

yoke(English)joug(Français)Joch(Deutsch)jugo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uygo
  • yguo
  • yuggo
  • yuog
  • yyugo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yugo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

uygo2yguo2yuggo1yuog2yyugo1
Edit distance from "yugo"

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 "yugo"?
"yugo" is spelled Y-U-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝuɣ̞o].
What does "yugo" mean?
As a noun, "yugo" means: Instrumento de madera que se coloca a los animales de tiro, en el cuello o en la cabeza, en el que se engancha el arado o el carro.
What words are commonly confused with "yugo"?
"yugo" is commonly confused with "yun", "Yuri", "yuma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yugo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yugo" is [ˈʝuɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yugo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Acre#22,246them#22,214tell#22,207pyme#22,161

Similar misspelling depth

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

Adela5 variantsbolos5 variantseyes5 variantsgear5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list