Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yates

/jeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: yates
IPA: /jeɪts/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

Etymology

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Phrases

Baeza-Yates-Gonnet algorithm Burnt Yates Fort Yates Yates Center Yates County

Frequently Paired Words

Yate Yeats Yeates

Homonyms

yeats

Rhymes With

states rates dates updates gates creates plates hates mates debates traits estates

Questions

How do you pronounce yates?: The recorded pronunciation is /jeɪts/.
What does yates mean?: plural of yate
Where does yates come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce yates

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