Which to use
“yielded” is a verb and “yields” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,872
- “yielded” frequency rank
- #8,505
- “yields” frequency rank
- 23377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yielded | yields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of yield | plural of yield |
Letter map: yielded vs yields
Shared letters muted; letters that set yielded and yields apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - yielded and yields
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yielded is averb and yieldsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yielded is recorded at frequency rank #14,872, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈjiːldɪd/. 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 23377, this pair ranks #409,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of yielded vs yields
Shared letters: deily. Private to "yielded": -. Private to "yields": s.
"yielded" · 7 letters · shape VVVCCVC · "yields" · 6 letters · shape VVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "yielded" 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 #409,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yielded" and "yields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yield vs yielded". 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 #409,731 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.