yousvsYuiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: yous is a pronoun, Yui is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“yous” is a pronoun and “Yui” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,419
“yous” frequency rank
#38,698
“Yui” frequency rank
70117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature yous Yui
Definition You. A unisex given name from Japanese.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set yous and Yui apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
yous
3 ch
Yui

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yous is apronoun and Yuianame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70117, 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/. Yui is at rank #38,698, 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 70117, this pair ranks #51,847 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of yous vs Yui

Shared letters: uy. Private to "yous": os. Private to "Yui": i.

"yous" · 4 letters · shape VVVC  ·  "Yui" · 3 letters · shape VVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • yousoyus · yosu · youss · yuos · yyous

Frequency comparison

yous#31,419
Yui#38,698

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "yous" and "Yui" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "yous" is a pronoun and "Yui" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "yous" or "Yui"?
"yous" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,419 in our English list, against #38,698 for "Yui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering yous vs Yui

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “yous”; for a name, it's “Yui”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “yous” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list