# Yoko vs yong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yoko
*name · frequency rank #24,360*
A female given name from Japanese.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoko-vs-yong