Yom Kippour

\jɔm ki.puʁ\

/\jɔm ki.puʁ\/ name

The verdict

“Yom Kippour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fête juive observée le dixième jour du mois de tishrei.

Key facts for Yom Kippour
PropertyValue
HeadwordYom Kippour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\jɔm ki.puʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yom Kippour” sits in French frequency

Yom Kippour falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yom Kippour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \jɔm ki.puʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fête juive observée le dixième jour du mois de tishrei.".

Yom Kippour has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Yom Kippour, spelled Y-O-M- -K-I-P-P-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête juive observée le dixième jour du mois de tishrei.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yom Kippour"?
"Yom Kippour" is spelled Y-O-M- -K-I-P-P-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \jɔm ki.puʁ\.
What does "Yom Kippour" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yom Kippour" means: Fête juive observée le dixième jour du mois de tishrei.
How do you pronounce "Yom Kippour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yom Kippour" is \jɔm ki.puʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yom Kippour" come from?
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Using “Yom Kippour”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Y-O-M- -K-I-P-P-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \jɔm ki.puʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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