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yoder

/ˈjoʊdɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
yo-der
IPA
/ˈjoʊdɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The family name is from German Joder, the name of a clan in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland; which is in turn from the given name Theodor, after St Theodorus, an early Christian religious leader in Switzerland.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈjoʊdɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yoders (plural)

Phrases

Lower Yoder Upper Yoder

Frequently Paired Words

Joder Jordi Jotter Ioder Yother Yotter

Rhymes With

odor loader schroeder odour decoder oder coder fyodor schroder roeder loder moder

Questions

How do you pronounce yoder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjoʊdɚ/.
What does yoder mean?
A surname from German.
Where does yoder come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce yoder

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