Which to use
“yore” is a noun and “yrs” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,179
- “yore” frequency rank
- #14,675
- “yrs” frequency rank
- 59854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yore | yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A time long past. | Abbreviation of yours (when signing a letter). |
Letter map: yore vs yrs
Shared letters muted; letters that set yore and yrs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. yore runs 4 letters (VVCV) against yrs's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: yore vs yrs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yore is anoun and yrsapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yore is recorded at frequency rank #45,179, classified as anoun, pronounced /jɔː/. yrs is at rank #14,675, tagged as apron.
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 59854, this pair ranks #103,702 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of yore vs yrs
Shared letters: ry. Private to "yore": eo. Private to "yrs": s.
"yore" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "yrs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- yore ← oyre · yoer · yorre · yroe · yyore
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "yore" for "yrs" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "yore" or "yrs" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "yore" and "yrs".
- Full dictionary entry for "yore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yrs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,702 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yore" and "yrs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yore vs yoyo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #103,702 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.