yasvsyrsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: yas is a intj, yrs is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“yas” is an intj and “yrs” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,526
“yas” frequency rank
#14,675
“yrs” frequency rank
55201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature yas yrs
Definition Nonstandard spelling of yes. Abbreviation of yours (when signing a letter).

Letter map: yas vs yrs

Shared letters muted; letters that set yas and yrs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. yas (VVC) and yrs (VCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
yas
3 ch
yrs

Grammar separator: yas vs yrs

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yas is anintj and yrsapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “yas” becomes r in “yrs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

yas is recorded at frequency rank #40,526, classified as anintj. 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 55201, this pair ranks #135,409 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of yas vs yrs

Shared letters: sy. Private to "yas": a. Private to "yrs": r.

"yas" · 3 letters · shape VVC  ·  "yrs" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "yas" for "yrs" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "yas" is an intj and "yrs" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "yas" vs "yrs" - which ranks higher?
"yrs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,675 in our English list, against #40,526 for "yas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "yas" and "yrs". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "yas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "yrs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,409 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "yas" and "yrs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yas vs Yau". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #135,409 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list