Which to use
“yeh” is an intj and “yes” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,259
- “yeh” frequency rank
- #301
- “yes” frequency rank
- 19560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yeh | yes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of yeah; yes. | Used to show agreement or acceptance. |
Where the eye mixes yeh and yes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between yeh and yes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: yeh is [jɛ] while yes is /jɛs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “yeh” becomes s in “yes”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yeh is recorded at frequency rank #19,259, classified as anintj, pronounced [jɛ]. yes is at rank #301, tagged as aparticle, pronounced /jɛs/.
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 19560, this pair ranks #437,319 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of yeh vs yes
Shared letters: ey. Private to "yeh": h. Private to "yes": s.
"yeh" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "yes" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "yeh" and "yes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "yeh" vs "yes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "yeh" and "yes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "yeh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,319 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yeh" and "yes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yeh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #437,319 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.