Which to use
“yah” is an adverb and “yrs” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,254
- “yah” frequency rank
- #14,675
- “yrs” frequency rank
- 28929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yah | yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Yes. | Abbreviation of yours (when signing a letter). |
Letter map: yah vs yrs
Shared letters muted; letters that set yah and yrs apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - yah and yrs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yah is anadverb and yrsapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yah is recorded at frequency rank #14,254, classified as anadv, pronounced /jʌː/. yrs is at rank #14,675, tagged as apron.
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 28929, this pair ranks #367,148 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yah vs yrs
Shared letters: y. Private to "yah": ah. Private to "yrs": rs.
"yah" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "yrs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "yah" and "yrs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "yah" or "yrs"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "yah" and "yrs".
- Full dictionary entry for "yah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yrs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,148 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yah" and "yrs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yrs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #367,148 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.