# york

> English word · Verb · IPA /jɔː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #429

## Definitions
1. to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

## Etymology
Back-formation from yorker.

## Easily confused with
- **yr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yr)
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-you)
- **yrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yrs)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yow)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yuk)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-your)
- **Yuri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yuri)
- **yuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yuck)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yous)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yoyo)
- **yours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yours)
- **Yorke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yorke)
- **yorker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yorker)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-york)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoo-vs-york)
- **yer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yer-vs-york)
- **yak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yak-vs-york)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yon-vs-york)
- **yar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yar-vs-york)
- **yard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yard-vs-york)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oyrk`, `yokr`, `yorkk`, `yorrk`, `yrok`, `yyork`

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