# Yi vs yon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yi
*noun · frequency rank #11,999*
An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.

### yon
*determiner · IPA /jɒn/ · frequency rank #34,757*
Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

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