# yo vs yon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yo
*intj · IPA /jəʊ/ · frequency rank #3,346*
A greeting similar to hi.

### 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/yo-vs-yon