Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yoko

/jˈoʊkoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
yoko
IPA
/jˈoʊkoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

cocoa loco koko kyoko poco orinoco cuoco fuoco cocco tinoco ruocco larocco

Questions

How do you pronounce yoko?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˈoʊkoʊ/.
What does yoko mean?
A female given name from Japanese.
Where does yoko come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yoko

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “yoko”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/jˈoʊkoʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “yoko” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.