# Yates

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jeɪts/ · frequency rank #15,554

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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## Etymology
From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

## Easily confused with
- **yes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-yes)
- **Yves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-yves)
- **yikes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-yikes)
- **Yeats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-yeats)
- **Ypres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-ypres)
- **yas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yas-vs-yates)
- **yat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yat-vs-yates)
- **Yale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yale-vs-yates)
- **yards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yards-vs-yates)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aytes`, `yaets`, `yatess`, `yatse`, `yattes`, `ytaes`, `yyates`

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