Which to use
“yea” and “yet” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,645
- “yea” frequency rank
- #269
- “yet” frequency rank
- 4914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yea | yet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Yes, indeed. | Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time. |
Where the eye mixes yea and yet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between yea and yet
A purely visual mix-up. yea (/jeɪ/) and yet (/jɛt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “yea” becomes t in “yet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yea is recorded at frequency rank #4,645, classified as anadv, pronounced /jeɪ/. yet is at rank #269, tagged as anadv, pronounced /jɛt/.
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 4914, this pair ranks #517,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of yea vs yet
Shared letters: ey. Private to "yea": a. Private to "yet": t.
"yea" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "yet" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "yea" for "yet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "yea" vs "yet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "yea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #517,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yea" and "yet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yea". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #517,240 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.