# Yao vs yea

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yao
*noun · frequency rank #24,065*
The Mien people of China.

### yea
*adverb · IPA /jeɪ/ · frequency rank #4,645*
Yes, indeed.

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