# Yi vs Ys

> 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.

### Ys
*name · IPA /ˈiːs/ · frequency rank #33,493*
A mythical sunken city in Brittany, France.

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