yuso

[ˈʝuso]

/[ˈʝuso]/ adv

The verdict

“yuso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,406 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,406
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Término en desuso sinónimo de abajo, muy utilizado antiguamente en términos geográficos para distinguir entre las tierras situadas en la parte alta (de suso) y las situada en la parte baja (de yuso).

Corpus desk

Index ES-yuso · yuso · Spanish

yuso · rank #87,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,406
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yasmina

Nearest frequency peer: Yasmina (-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 “yuso”

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 “yuso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yuso
PropertyValue
Headwordyuso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʝuso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yuso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).yusocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Yasmina” (#87,404), “yal” (#87,402), “zephyr” (#87,410). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yuso” va en #87,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yuso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,406 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʝuso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Término en desuso sinónimo de abajo, muy utilizado antiguamente en términos geográficos para distinguir entre las tierras situadas en la parte alta (de suso) y las situada en la parte baja (de yuso).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yuso, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is yuso, spelled Y-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Término en desuso sinónimo de abajo, muy utilizado antiguamente en términos geográficos para distinguir entre las tierras situadas en la parte alta (de suso) y las situada en la parte baja (de yuso).

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 "yuso"?
"yuso" is spelled Y-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝuso].
What does "yuso" mean?
As an adverb, "yuso" means: Término en desuso sinónimo de abajo, muy utilizado antiguamente en términos geográficos para distinguir entre las tierras situadas en la parte alta (de suso) y las situada en la parte baja (de yuso).
How do you pronounce "yuso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yuso" is [ˈʝuso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yuso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list