yunque

/[ˈʝũŋke]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,916

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

yunque is aSpanishnoun. It means: Herramienta hecha de una pieza grande de metal o piedra, que se utiliza para moldear o martillar otros objetos, como el hierro o el acero. Pronounced [ˈʝũŋke]. Often confused with yanqui.

Key facts for yunque
PropertyValue
Headwordyunque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝũŋke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,916
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for yunque is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝũŋke]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,916 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for yunque, with forms such as "uynque", "ynuque", and "yunnque". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "yanqui", 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 yunque, spelled Y-U-N-Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta hecha de una pieza grande de metal o piedra, que se utiliza para moldear o martillar otros objetos, como el hierro o el acero.
  2. 2
    Hueso que pertenece a la cadena de huesecillos del oído medio, localizado en la caja del tímpano.
  3. 3
    Pieza que soporta el impacto de otra.
  4. 4
    Instrumento de percusión análogo al yunque.
  5. 5
    Persona firme, asidua y perseverante en el trabajo.
  6. 6
    Motivo común que es subyacente a una serie de eventos y fenómenos observables que se repiten.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uynque,ynuque,yunnque,yunqeu,yunqque,yunuqe,yuqnue,yyunque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for yunque

Misspelling Variants of "yunque"

uynque6ynuque6yunnque7yunqeu6yunqque7yunuqe6yuqnue6yyunque7
Misspelling Variants of "yunque"

Frequency rank: #37,916 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yunque"?
"yunque" is spelled Y-U-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝũŋke].
What does "yunque" mean?
As a noun, "yunque" means: Herramienta hecha de una pieza grande de metal o piedra, que se utiliza para moldear o martillar otros objetos, como el hierro o el acero.
What words are commonly confused with "yunque"?
"yunque" is commonly confused with "yanqui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yunque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yunque" is [ˈʝũŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yunque" come from?
"yunque" 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.