yes'm
/ˈjɛsəm/interjection
yes'm is spelled Y-E-S-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, yes'm means “Alternative form of yessum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yes'm?
| Letters | 4: Y-E-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yes'm?
Yes'm appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 yes'm?
- /ˈjɛsəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yes'm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of yessum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yes'm come from?
yes + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam). Compare yessir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).