# ya vs Yoda

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ya
*pronoun · IPA /jʌ/ · frequency rank #2,189*
Nonstandard spelling of you.

### Yoda
*noun · IPA /ˈjəʊdə/ · frequency rank #25,261*
A type of an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yoda