Which to use
“yoga” is a noun and “yous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,181
- “yoga” frequency rank
- #31,419
- “yous” frequency rank
- 36600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yoga | yous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. | You. |
Where the eye mixes yoga and yous
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: yoga is /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ while yous is /juːz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yoga is recorded at frequency rank #5,181, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/. yous is at rank #31,419, tagged as apron, pronounced /juːz/.
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 36600, this pair ranks #301,800 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yoga vs yous
Shared letters: oy. Private to "yoga": ag. Private to "yous": su.
"yoga" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "yous" · 4 letters · shape VVVC