# yards vs Yates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yards
*noun · IPA /jɑɹdz/ · frequency rank #2,976*
plural of yard

### Yates
*name · IPA /jeɪts/ · frequency rank #15,554*
A surname.

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