# yellowish vs yellows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yellowish
*adjective · IPA /ˈjɛləʊɪʃ/ · frequency rank #22,270*
Somewhat yellow in colour.

### yellows
*verb · frequency rank #32,659*
third-person singular simple present indicative of yellow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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