# Yeats

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jeɪts/ · frequency rank #32,255

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. The author and poet W. B. Yeats

## Etymology
Alternative spelling of Yates.

## Easily confused with
- **yet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeats-vs-yet)
- **yes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeats-vs-yes)
- **yeti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeats-vs-yeti)
- **yea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yea-vs-yeats)
- **yas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yas-vs-yeats)
- **yat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yat-vs-yeats)
- **year** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/year-vs-yeats)
- **yeah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeah-vs-yeats)
- **years** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/years-vs-yeats)
- **yeast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeast-vs-yeats)
- **Yates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yates-vs-yeats)
- **yearn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yearn-vs-yeats)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eyats`, `yeatss`, `yeatts`, `yetas`, `yyeats`

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