yrvsyuhWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: yr is a determiner, yuh is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“yr” is a determiner and “yuh” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,838
“yr” frequency rank
#49,157
“yuh” frequency rank
58995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature yr yuh
Definition Abbreviation of your. you

Letter map: yr vs yuh

Shared letters muted; letters that set yr and yuh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
yr
3 ch
yuh

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: yr is adeterminer and yuhapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

yr is recorded at frequency rank #9,838, classified as adet. 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 58995, this pair ranks #108,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of yr vs yuh

Shared letters: y. Private to "yr": r. Private to "yuh": hu.

"yr" · 2 letters · shape VC  ·  "yuh" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "yr" and "yuh" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "yr" is a determiner and "yuh" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "yr" or "yuh"?
"yr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,838 in our English list, against #49,157 for "yuh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "yr" and "yuh". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "yr" 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 #108,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "yr" and "yuh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Yau vs yuh". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list