yute

[ˈʝut̪e]

/[ˈʝut̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“yute” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,053 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,053
frequency rank, Spanish
1,840
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Corchorus capsularis) Planta herbácea fibrosa, de 2 a 4 metros de alto, y flores amarillas. Su corteza es fuente de fibra textil, y sus hojas, fruto y raíz se usan en medicina tradicional.

Key facts for yute
PropertyValue
Headwordyute
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝut̪e]
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yute” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yute lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yute is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,053 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝut̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for yute in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is yute, spelled Y-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Corchorus capsularis) Planta herbácea fibrosa, de 2 a 4 metros de alto, y flores amarillas. Su corteza es fuente de fibra textil, y sus hojas, fruto y raíz se usan en medicina tradicional.
  2. 2
    Materia textil que se obtiene de la corteza interior del yuto₁, y de otras plantas de la familia de las malváceas.
  3. 3
    Tela de esta materia, la cual sirve para tapicería y otros usos análogos.

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 "yute"?
"yute" is spelled Y-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝut̪e].
What does "yute" mean?
As a noun, "yute" means: (Corchorus capsularis) Planta herbácea fibrosa, de 2 a 4 metros de alto, y flores amarillas. Su corteza es fuente de fibra textil, y sus hojas, fruto y raíz se usan en medicina tradicional.
How do you pronounce "yute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yute" is [ˈʝut̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yute" come from?
"yute" 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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Using “yute”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʝut̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list