yessum
/ˈjɛs(ə)m/
"yessum" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yessum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yessum · yessum · English
yessum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yessum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ˈjɛs(ə)m/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “yessum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
yessum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ˈjɛs(ə)m/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
yessum has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Contraction of yes, ma'am. The correct English form is yessum, spelled Y-E-S-S-U-M.
Definition
- 1Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am.
- 2Alternative form of yes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how yessum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I would like to sit down in your shade beside you," said the Tall Man. "Yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl. […] "Why do you have the crutch?" asked the Tall Man presently. "Yassum, the crutch, the doctor he gave it to me, yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl.
"Yessum." Luster said. "We coming. You done played hell. Get up." He jerked my arm and I got up.
Etymology
Contraction of yes, ma'am.
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.