# younger vs youngest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### younger
*adjective · IPA /ˈjʌŋɡə/ · frequency rank #2,098*
comparative form of young: more young

### youngest
*adjective · IPA /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ · frequency rank #6,646*
superlative form of young: most young

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