# Yoda vs yong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yoda
*noun · IPA /ˈjəʊdə/ · frequency rank #25,261*
A type of an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."

### yong
*adjective · frequency rank #16,835*
Obsolete spelling of young.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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