# yon vs yum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### yum
*intj · IPA /jʌm/ · frequency rank #15,944*
Indicating delight at the flavor of food.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yon-vs-yum