yep
/jɛp/interjection, noun
yep is spelled Y-E-P: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, yep means “Yes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yep?
| Letters | 3: Y-E-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yep?
Yep appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yep?
- /jɛp/
- [jɛp̚]
- [jɛʔ]
Yep has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yep.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-yep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with yep
Also written: yeap.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with yep?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yep.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pye.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yep
- yeps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalYes.
noun
- 1
informalYes.
I'll take that as a yep, then.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yep in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense informal "yes":
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yep come from?
Representing yeah pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (yeah + -p). Compare yup and nope. Compare also German jap (“yep”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).