# Yonkers vs yorker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yonkers
*name · IPA /ˈjɑŋkɚz/ · frequency rank #32,256*
A city in New York, bordering New York City.

### yorker
*noun · IPA /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,311*
A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.

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