Which to use
“yee” is a pronoun and “yr” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,271
- “yee” frequency rank
- #9,838
- “yr” frequency rank
- 30109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yee | yr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye. | Abbreviation of your. |
Letter map: yee vs yr
Shared letters muted; letters that set yee and yr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for yee / yr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yee is apronoun and yradeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yee is recorded at frequency rank #20,271, classified as apron, pronounced /jiː/. yr is at rank #9,838, tagged as adet.
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 30109, this pair ranks #357,292 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yee vs yr
Shared letters: y. Private to "yee": e. Private to "yr": r.
"yee" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "yr" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "yee" and "yr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "yee" or "yr" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "yee" and "yr".
- Full dictionary entry for "yee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,292 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yee" and "yr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,292 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.