# ya

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /jʌ/ · frequency rank #2,189

## Definitions
1. Nonstandard spelling of you.

## Etymology
Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

## Easily confused with
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yo)
- **ye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-ye)
- **yu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yu)
- **yr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yr)
- **Yi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yi)
- **yt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yt)
- **Ys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-ys)
- **YG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yg)
- **YP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yp)
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-you)
- **yet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yet)
- **yes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yes)
- **yep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yep)
- **yea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yea)
- **yup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yup)
- **yay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yay)
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yen)
- **yah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yah)
- **yan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yan)
- **yrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yrs)

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