yesterdays

noun

"yesterdays" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yesterdays” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,734
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of yesterday.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yesterdays · yesterdays · English

yesterdays · rank #49,734 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,734
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yau

Nearest frequency peer: Yau (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “yesterdays”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “yesterdays” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

yesterdays vs yesterday
90% similar
yesterdays vs yesterday's
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for yesterdays
PropertyValue
Headwordyesterdays
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,734
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yesterdays” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yesterdays lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around yesterdays, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,734 among 366 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of yesterday.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for yesterdays, with forms such as "eysterdays", "yesetrdays", and "yessterdays". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "yesterday", "yesterday's", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is yesterdays, spelled Y-E-S-T-E-R-D-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of yesterday.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how yesterdays appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And all our yesterdayes, haue lighted Fooles / The way to dusty death.
  2. ”We are all accumulations of our yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows.” The W&M Blogs

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eysterdays
  • yesetrdays
  • yessterdays
  • yestedrays
  • yesteradys
  • yesterdasy
  • yesterdayss
  • yesterdayys
  • yesterddays
  • yesterdyas
  • yesterrdays
  • yestredays
  • yestterdays
  • yetserdays
  • yseterdays
  • yyesterdays

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yesterdays - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eysterdays2yesetrdays2yessterdays1yestedrays2yesteradys2yesterdasy2yesterdayss1yesterdayys1
Edit distance from "yesterdays"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yesterdays"?
"yesterdays" is spelled Y-E-S-T-E-R-D-A-Y-S.
What does "yesterdays" mean?
As a noun, "yesterdays" means: plural of yesterday.
What words are commonly confused with "yesterdays"?
"yesterdays" is commonly confused with "yesterday", "yesterday's". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "yesterdays" come from?
"yesterdays" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yesterdays", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "yesterdays" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "yesterday". View pair
  • 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #49,734 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more English words in the "Y" letter cohort. Y–Z browse
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list