Which to use
“yield” is a verb and “yields” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,567
- “yield” frequency rank
- #8,505
- “yields” frequency rank
- 14072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yield | yields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render. | plural of yield |
Letter map: yield vs yields
Shared letters muted; letters that set yield and yields apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - yield and yields
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yield is averb and yieldsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “yield” sits inside “yields”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yield is recorded at frequency rank #5,567, classified as averb, pronounced /jiːld/. yields is at rank #8,505, tagged as anoun.
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 14072, this pair ranks #472,210 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of yield vs yields
Shared letters: deily. Private to "yield": -. Private to "yields": s.
"yield" · 5 letters · shape VVVCC · "yields" · 6 letters · shape VVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yield" and "yields" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "yield" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yields" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #472,210 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yield" and "yields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yelp vs yield". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #472,210 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.