Which to use
“Yard” and “york” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,848
- “Yard” frequency rank
- #1,146
- “york” frequency rank
- 26994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Yard | york |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein englisches Längenmaß, das etwa 0,91 Meter entspricht | Yorkshireterrier |
Where the eye mixes Yard and york
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Yard vs york
A purely visual mix-up. Yard ([jaːɐ̯t]) and york ([jɔʁk]) 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 26994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Yard is recorded at frequency rank #25,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [jaːɐ̯t]. york is at rank #1,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [jɔʁk].
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 26994, this pair ranks #1,808,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Yard vs york
Shared letters: ry. Private to "Yard": ad. Private to "york": ko.
"Yard" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "york" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Yard" for "york" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Yard" vs "york" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Yard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "york" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Yard" and "york" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yann vs Yard". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,808,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.