# yam vs yow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yam
*noun · IPA /jæm/ · frequency rank #27,704*
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

### yow
*noun · IPA /ðaʊ/ · frequency rank #40,527*
Alternative form of yowe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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