u're
"u-re" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“u're” is uncommon English (frequency #95,544 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,544
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Informal form of you're.
Corpus desk
Index EN-u-re · u're · English
u're · rank #95,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,544
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH typologies
Nearest frequency peer: typologies (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “u're”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Trumpian
Trumpian
4,466 corpus weight
- typologies
typologies
4,459 corpus weight
- u're
u're
4,457 corpus weight
- Ude
Ude
4,453 corpus weight
- Umeå
Umeå
4,450 corpus weight
- unambitious
unambitious
4,449 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “u're” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | u're |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #95,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “u're” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
u're is uncommon English at frequency #95,544 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as acontraction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Informal form of you're.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for u're, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is u're, spelled U-'-R-E.
Definition
- 1Informal form of you're.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how u're appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jann, u’re so smart, u’re exceptionally bright.
U’re so pretty.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.