Which to use
“yous” and “yuh” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,419
- “yous” frequency rank
- #49,157
- “yuh” frequency rank
- 80576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yous | yuh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | You. | you |
Where the eye mixes yous and yuh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: yous vs yuh
A purely visual mix-up. yous (/juːz/) and yuh (/ˈjʌ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yous is recorded at frequency rank #31,419, classified as apron, pronounced /juːz/. yuh is at rank #49,157, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈjʌ/.
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 80576, this pair ranks #19,513 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of yous vs yuh
Shared letters: uy. Private to "yous": os. Private to "yuh": h.
"yous" · 4 letters · shape VVVC · "yuh" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- yous ← oyus · yosu · youss · yuos · yyous
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yous" and "yuh" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "yous" or "yuh" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "yous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yuh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,513 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yous" and "yuh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yuh". 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 #19,513 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.