# yaw vs year

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yaw
*noun · IPA /jɔː/ · frequency rank #34,355*
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

### 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/yaw-vs-year