yours

/jɔː(ɹ)z/

//jɔː(ɹ)z// pron

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"yours" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“yours” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,849
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

Corpus desk

Index EN-yours · yours · English

yours · rank #1,849 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,849
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH weapons

Nearest frequency peer: weapons (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “yours”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “yours” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

yours vs yrs
60% similar
yours vs Yuri
40% similar
yours vs yous
80% similar

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

Key facts for yours
PropertyValue
Headwordyours
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/jɔː(ɹ)z/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,849
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “yours”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “weapons” (#1,848), “youth” (#1,850), “violence” (#1,847). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “yours” is #1,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around yours (IPA /jɔː(ɹ)z/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #1,849 among 366 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for yours, with forms such as "oyurs", "yorus", and "yourrs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "yrs", "Yuri", "yous", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech. The correct English form is yours, spelled Y-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
  2. 2
    Your house or home.
  3. 3
    Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.
  2. Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.

Etymology

From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.

Synonyms

yourn

This word in other languages

tuyo(Español)le tien(Français)deiner(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oyurs
  • yorus
  • yourrs
  • yourss
  • yousr
  • yuors
  • yyours

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yours - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oyurs2yorus2yourrs1yourss1yousr2yuors2yyours1
Edit distance from "yours"

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 "yours"?
"yours" is spelled Y-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /jɔː(ɹ)z/.
What does "yours" mean?
As a pronoun, "yours" means: That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
What words are commonly confused with "yours"?
"yours" is commonly confused with "yrs", "Yuri", "yous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yours" is /jɔː(ɹ)z/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "yours"?
From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

youth#1,850treat#1,844funds#1,862raise#1,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

unique7 variantsbigger7 variantsoffers7 variantssites7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list