# yar vs year

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yar
*verb · IPA /jɑː/ · frequency rank #39,656*
To snarl; to gnar.

### year
*noun · IPA /jɪə/ · frequency rank #117*
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.

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