# york vs yoyo

> 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.

### yoyo
*noun · frequency rank #48,029*
Alternative spelling of yo-yo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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