# your vs yu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### your
*determiner · IPA /jɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #31*
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

### yu
*noun · IPA /juː/ · frequency rank #8,109*
An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/your-vs-yu