# yarn vs yen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yarn
*noun · IPA /jɑːn/ · frequency rank #13,082*
A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.

### yen
*noun · IPA /jɛn/ · frequency rank #10,800*
The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

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