# yan vs yay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yan
*num · IPA /jæn/ · frequency rank #14,458*
One.

### yay
*intj · IPA /jeɪ/ · frequency rank #8,108*
An expression of happiness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yan-vs-yay