# yon vs yow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### yow
*noun · IPA /ðaʊ/ · frequency rank #40,527*
Alternative form of yowe.

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