# yore

> English word · Noun · IPA /jɔː/ · frequency rank #45,179

## Definitions
1. A time long past.

## Etymology
From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (“long ago”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂ (literally “of years”), the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year.

## Easily confused with
- **yr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yr)
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-you)
- **yrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yrs)
- **yue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yue)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yow)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-york)
- **Yuri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yuri)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yous)
- **Yule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yule)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yoyo)
- **yours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yours)
- **Yorke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yorke)
- **Ypres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-ypres)
- **you're** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-you-re)
- **yorker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yorker)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yore)
- **ye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ye-vs-yore)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoo-vs-yore)
- **yer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yer-vs-yore)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oyre`, `yoer`, `yorre`, `yroe`, `yyore`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yore