Yates

/jeɪts/

//jeɪts// name

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"yates" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yates” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,554
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yates · Yates · English

Yates · rank #15,554 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,554
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH yoo

Nearest frequency peer: yoo (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Yates”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Yates” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Yates vs yes
40% similar
Yates vs Yves
60% similar
Yates vs yikes
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Yates
PropertyValue
HeadwordYates
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/jeɪts/
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,554
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yates”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Yateslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “yoo” (#15,555), “wrestle” (#15,552), “wiser” (#15,551). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yates” is #15,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Yates (IPA /jeɪts/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,554 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yates, with forms such as "aytes", "yaets", and "yatess". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "yes", "Yves", "yikes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate. The correct English form is Yates, spelled Y-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:
  7. 7
    A number of places in the United States:
  8. 8
    A number of places in the United States:

Etymology

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aytes
  • yaets
  • yatess
  • yatse
  • yattes
  • ytaes
  • yyates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yates - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aytes2yaets2yatess1yatse2yattes1ytaes2yyates1
Edit distance from "Yates"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Yates"?
"Yates" is spelled Y-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /jeɪts/.
What does "Yates" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yates" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Yates"?
"Yates" is commonly confused with "yes", "Yves", "yikes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Yates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yates" is /jeɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Yates"?
From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yates", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list