yuma

/[ˈʝuma]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,763

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

yuma is anSpanishadj. It means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de los Estados Unidos. Pronounced [ˈʝuma]. Often confused with yun and Yuri.

Key facts for yuma
PropertyValue
Headwordyuma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʝuma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,763
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of yuma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for yuma is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝuma]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,763 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de los Estados Unidos.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for yuma, with forms such as "uyma", "ymua", and "yuam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "yun", "Yuri", "ya", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is yuma, spelled Y-U-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de los Estados Unidos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uyma,ymua,yuam,yumma,yyuma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for yuma

Misspelling Variants of "yuma"

uyma4ymua4yuam4yumma5yyuma5
Misspelling Variants of "yuma"

Frequency rank: #48,763 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yuma"?
"yuma" is spelled Y-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝuma].
What does "yuma" mean?
As an adj, "yuma" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de los Estados Unidos.
What words are commonly confused with "yuma"?
"yuma" is commonly confused with "yun", "Yuri", "ya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yuma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yuma" is [ˈʝuma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yuma" come from?
"yuma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.