# year vs yearn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### yearn
*verb · IPA /jɜːn/ · frequency rank #30,293*
To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

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