Yukon

/ˈju.kõ/

//ˈju.kõ// noun

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The verdict

“Yukon” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #57,681 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#57,681
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - território do Canadá cuja capital é Whitehorse

Key facts for Yukon
PropertyValue
HeadwordYukon
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈju.kõ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Yukon” sits in Portuguese 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). Yukon lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Yukon is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈju.kõ/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,681 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "território do Canadá cuja capital é Whitehorse".

Zero misspellings are on record for Yukon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Yukon, spelled Y-U-K-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    território do Canadá cuja capital é Whitehorse

This word in other languages

Yukon(English)Yukon(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yukon"?
"Yukon" is spelled Y-U-K-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈju.kõ/.
What does "Yukon" mean?
As a noun, "Yukon" means: território do Canadá cuja capital é Whitehorse
How do you pronounce "Yukon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yukon" is /ˈju.kõ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yukon" come from?
"Yukon" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Yukon”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Y-U-K-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈju.kõ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list