yous
/juːz/pronoun, determiner, noun, verb
yous is spelled Y-O-U-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, yous means “You” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yous?
| Letters | 4: Y-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yous?
Yous appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yous?
- UK /juːz/
- UK /jəz/
- UK /jɪz/
Yous has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-yous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of yous
- youse
- youz
- youze
- yuh
- ya
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
You.
What are yous up to tonight?
- 2
colloquialYou.
determiner
- 1
The group spoken or written to.
What are yous kids doin?
noun
- 1
plural of you
verb
- 1
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of you.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yous come from?
From you + -s (plural suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).