# yolks vs york

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yolks
*noun · IPA /jəʊks/ · frequency rank #36,021*
plural of yolk

### york
*verb · IPA /jɔː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #429*
to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yolks-vs-york