Which to use
“Yang” and “Yard” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,534
- “Yang” frequency rank
- #25,848
- “Yard” frequency rank
- 41382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Yang | Yard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das männliche Prinzip in der chinesischen Naturphilosophie | ein englisches Längenmaß, das etwa 0,91 Meter entspricht |
Where the eye mixes Yang and Yard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Yang ([jaŋ]) and Yard ([jaːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Yang is recorded at frequency rank #15,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [jaŋ]. Yard is at rank #25,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jaːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41382, this pair ranks #1,481,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Yang vs Yard
Shared letters: ay. Private to "Yang": gn. Private to "Yard": dr.
"Yang" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "Yard" · 4 letters · shape VVCC