yessiree
interjection
yessiree is spelled Y-E-S-S-I-R-E-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, yessiree means “A more enthusiastic way of saying yes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yessiree?
| Letters | 8: Y-E-S-S-I-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 yessiree?
Yessiree appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 yessiree?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-yessiree.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of yessiree
- yessirree
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yessiree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalA more enthusiastic way of saying yes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yessiree come from?
From yes + siree, compare to yessir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).