Which to use
“yon” and “your” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,757
- “yon” frequency rank
- #31
- “your” frequency rank
- 34788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yon | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there. | Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). |
Where the eye mixes yon and your
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. yon (/jɒn/) and your (/jɔː(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yon is recorded at frequency rank #34,757, classified as adet, pronounced /jɒn/. your is at rank #31, tagged as adet, pronounced /jɔː(ɹ)/.
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 34788, this pair ranks #317,687 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yon vs your
Shared letters: oy. Private to "yon": n. Private to "your": ru.
"yon" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- your ← oyur · yoru · yourr · yuor · yyour