yuyo

[ˈʝuʝo]

/[ˈʝuʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“yuyo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,496 among 177 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,496
frequency rank, Spanish
177
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hierba perjudicial para los sembrados, que invade las tierras y que el ganado no come.

Corpus desk

Index ES-yuyo · yuyo · Spanish

yuyo · rank #90,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,496
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 177
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zambrana

Nearest frequency peer: Zambrana (+1 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 “yuyo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yuyo
PropertyValue
Headwordyuyo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝuʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “yuyo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.yuyocae 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: “Zambrana” (#90,497), “zarzamora” (#90,499), “yield” (#90,492). Entre 177 lemas con “Y”, “yuyo” va en #90,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yuyo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,496 among 177 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝuʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Hierba perjudicial para los sembrados, que invade las tierras y que el ganado no come.
  2. 2
    Hierba silvestre cualquiera, nacida espontáneamente; mala hierba.
  3. 3
    (Brassica campestris) Crucífera, de flores amarillas y frutos en silicua, que invade los sembrados y tiene una raíz comestible.
  4. 4
    Ampolla en los pies.
  5. 5
    Cosa insípida o persona sin gracia.
  6. 6
    Infusión hecha con alguna hierba silvestre o medicinal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yuyo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Puede sin cuidao vivir, que primero han de decir que la vizcacha es caballo y que es sauce la bisnaga, y que los montes son yuyos, que asegurar que son suyos los tristes versos que yo haga.
  2. Donde el callejón se pierde brotó ese yuyo verde del perdón...

Synonyms

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 "yuyo"?
"yuyo" is spelled Y-U-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝuʝo].
What does "yuyo" mean?
As a noun, "yuyo" means: Hierba perjudicial para los sembrados, que invade las tierras y que el ganado no come.
How do you pronounce "yuyo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yuyo" is [ˈʝuʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yuyo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yuyo", 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