yuyo
[ˈʝuʝo]
The verdict
“yuyo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #90,496 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #90,496
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hierba perjudicial para los sembrados, que invade las tierras y que el ganado no come.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yuyo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝuʝo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #90,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yuyo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for yuyo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝuʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,496 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for yuyo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 yuyo, spelled Y-U-Y-O.
Definition
- 1Hierba perjudicial para los sembrados, que invade las tierras y que el ganado no come.
- 2Hierba silvestre cualquiera, nacida espontáneamente; mala hierba.
- 3(Brassica campestris) Crucífera, de flores amarillas y frutos en silicua, que invade los sembrados y tiene una raíz comestible.
- 4Ampolla en los pies.
- 5Cosa insípida o persona sin gracia.
- 6Infusión hecha con alguna hierba silvestre o medicinal.
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.
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Using “yuyo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-U-Y-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝuʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.