# yah vs yup

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yah
*adverb · IPA /jʌː/ · frequency rank #14,254*
Yes.

### yup
*noun · IPA /jʌp/ · frequency rank #6,537*
A yes; an affirmative answer.

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