# yat

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,026

## Definitions
1. A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use
2. The Late Proto-Slavic (Common Slavic) vowel that was represented by this letter, usually transcribed as /ě/. This vowel underwent various alterations in the later Slavic dialects and is no longer distinguished (except in Ijekavian).

## Etymology
From a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jatʹ).

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

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