# york vs yorker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### york
*verb · IPA /jɔː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #429*
to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

### 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.
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