yummy

[ˈjə.mij]

/[ˈjə.mij]/ adj

The verdict

“yummy” is uncommon French (frequency #96,519 among 198 “Y” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,519
frequency rank, French
198
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Délicieux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-yummy · yummy · French

yummy · rank #96,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,519
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 198
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yssingeaux

Nearest frequency peer: Yssingeaux (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « yummy »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « yummy » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for yummy
PropertyValue
Headwordyummy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈjə.mij]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « yummy » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).yummytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Yssingeaux » (#96,518), « yous » (#96,517), « yourtes » (#96,516). Parmi 198 lemmes en « Y », « yummy » est au #96,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yummy is uncommon French at frequency #96,519 among 198 “Y” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈjə.mij]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Délicieux.".

yummy has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is yummy, spelled Y-U-M-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Délicieux.

Antonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yummy"?
"yummy" is spelled Y-U-M-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjə.mij].
What does "yummy" mean?
As an adjective, "yummy" means: Délicieux.
How do you pronounce "yummy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yummy" is [ˈjə.mij]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yummy" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list