Which to use
“yard” is a noun and “yrs” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,654
- “yard” frequency rank
- #14,675
- “yrs” frequency rank
- 17329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yard | yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. | Abbreviation of yours (when signing a letter). |
Letter map: yard vs yrs
Shared letters muted; letters that set yard and yrs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yard is anoun and yrsapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yard is recorded at frequency rank #2,654, classified as anoun, pronounced /jɑːd/. yrs is at rank #14,675, tagged as apron.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17329, this pair ranks #452,133 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of yard vs yrs
Shared letters: ry. Private to "yard": ad. Private to "yrs": s.
"yard" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "yrs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- yard ← ayrd · yadr · yardd · yarrd · yrad · yyard