yessiree

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"yessiree" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yessiree” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A more enthusiastic way of saying yes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yessiree · yessiree · English

yessiree · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for yessiree
PropertyValue
Headwordyessiree
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “yessiree” in English

yessireesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yessiree is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A more enthusiastic way of saying yes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for yessiree in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From yes + siree, compare to yessir. The correct English form is yessiree, spelled Y-E-S-S-I-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A more enthusiastic way of saying yes.

Etymology

From yes + siree, compare to yessir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yessiree"?
"yessiree" is spelled Y-E-S-S-I-R-E-E.
What does "yessiree" mean?
As an interjection, "yessiree" means: A more enthusiastic way of saying yes.
What is the origin of the word "yessiree"?
From yes + siree, compare to yessir. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list