# year vs yer

> 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.

### yer
*adverb · IPA /ˈjɛ(ə)/ · frequency rank #18,228*
Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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