you're welcome

phrase

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"you-re-welcome" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“you're welcome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.

Corpus desk

Index EN-you-re-welcome · you're welcome · English

you're welcome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for you're welcome
PropertyValue
Headwordyou're welcome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPhrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “you're welcome” in English

you're welcomeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

you're welcome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

you're welcome has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From 1907 (as reply to thank you). The correct English form is you're welcome, spelled Y-O-U-'-R-E- -W-E-L-C-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.
  2. 2
    Used (often preemptively) to imply that the speaker ought to be thanked.
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you're, welcome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No, I didn’t cook, but you’re welcome to try out the new kitchen.

Etymology

From 1907 (as reply to thank you).

Synonyms

de nadadon’t mention itmy pleasureno problemnot at allno worriesthink nothing of ityou betanytimedon't mention itforget itit's a pleasureit's nothingno probno problemono probssure thingyou're welcomeyw

This word in other languages

de nada(Español)de rien(Français)bitte(Deutsch)de nada(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "you're welcome"?
"you're welcome" is spelled Y-O-U-'-R-E- -W-E-L-C-O-M-E.
What does "you're welcome" mean?
As a phrase, "you're welcome" means: Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.
What is the origin of the word "you're welcome"?
From 1907 (as reply to thank you). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list