Which to use
“yo” is an intj and “yore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,346
- “yo” frequency rank
- #45,179
- “yore” frequency rank
- 48525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yo | yore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A greeting similar to hi. | A time long past. |
Where the eye mixes yo and yore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: yo is /jəʊ/ while yore is /jɔː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “yo” sits inside “yore”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yo is recorded at frequency rank #3,346, classified as anintj, pronounced /jəʊ/. yore is at rank #45,179, tagged as anoun, pronounced /jɔː/.
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 48525, this pair ranks #192,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yo vs yore
Shared letters: oy. Private to "yo": -. Private to "yore": er.
"yo" · 2 letters · shape VV · "yore" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- yore ← oyre · yoer · yorre · yroe · yyore