# yon vs yong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yon
*determiner · IPA /jɒn/ · frequency rank #34,757*
Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

### 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/yon-vs-yong