Which to use
“yolk” is a noun and “yous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,706
- “yolk” frequency rank
- #31,419
- “yous” frequency rank
- 59125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yolk | yous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | You. |
Where the eye mixes yolk and yous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. yolk (VVCC) and yous (VVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses yolk with yous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: yolk is /jəʊk/ 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 59125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yolk is recorded at frequency rank #27,706, classified as anoun, pronounced /jəʊk/. 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 59125, this pair ranks #108,146 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of yolk vs yous
Shared letters: oy. Private to "yolk": kl. Private to "yous": su.
"yolk" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "yous" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yolk" and "yous" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "yolk" vs "yous" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "yolk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,146 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yolk" and "yous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yous". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #108,146 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.