Which to use
“youngest” is an adjective and “Youngs” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,646
- “youngest” frequency rank
- #49,155
- “Youngs” frequency rank
- 55801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | youngest | Youngs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superlative form of young: most young | A surname. |
Letter map: youngest vs Youngs
Shared letters muted; letters that set youngest and Youngs apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. youngest runs 8 letters (VVVCCVCC) against Youngs's 6 (VVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - youngest and Youngs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: youngest is anadjective and Youngsaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
youngest is recorded at frequency rank #6,646, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/. Youngs is at rank #49,155, tagged as aname.
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 55801, this pair ranks #130,846 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of youngest vs Youngs
Shared letters: gnosuy. Private to "youngest": et. Private to "Youngs": -.
"youngest" · 8 letters · shape VVVCCVCC · "Youngs" · 6 letters · shape VVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "youngest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Youngs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,846 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "youngest" and "Youngs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yonge vs Youngs". 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 #130,846 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.