you's

contraction

"you-s" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“you's” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,483
frequency rank, English
2,763
“Y” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction of you + is.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

you's vs your
60% similar
you's vs yous
80% similar
you's vs young
60% similar

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

Key facts for you's
PropertyValue
Headwordyou's
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechContraction
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,483
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “you's” 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). you's 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 6 spelling variants around you's, acontraction. Corpus frequency is #41,483 among 2,763 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contraction of you + is.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for you's, with forms such as "oyu's", "yo'us", and "you'ss". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "your", "yous", "young", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is you's, spelled Y-O-U-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction of you + is.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oyu's
  • yo'us
  • you'ss
  • yous'
  • yuo's
  • yyou's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of you's - 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.

oyu's2yo'us2you'ss1yous'2yuo's2yyou's1
Edit distance from "you's"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "you's"?
"you's" is spelled Y-O-U-'-S.
What does "you's" mean?
As a contraction, "you's" means: Contraction of you + is.
What words are commonly confused with "you's"?
"you's" is commonly confused with "your", "yous", "young". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "you's" come from?
"you's" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “you's”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is Y-O-U-'-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “your” - see the side-by-side comparison. you's vs your
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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