# yearly vs years

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yearly
*adjective · IPA /ˈjɪɹli/ · frequency rank #8,630*
Happening once every year.

### years
*noun · IPA /jɪəz/ · frequency rank #118*
plural of year.

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