yus
/jʊs/
"yus" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of yes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yus · yus · English
yus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Particle |
| IPA | /jʊs/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “yus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
yus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aparticle, transcribed /jʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of yes.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for yus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Dialectal form of yes. The correct English form is yus, spelled Y-U-S.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of yes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how yus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yus, to live in dirt, I feel is a `orrid degradation; but one thing I'd like to know, is it wus than living on it?
Wych Street? Yus, of course I knoo Wych Street. Used to go there with some of the boys -- when I was Covent Garden way.
Etymology
Dialectal form of yes.
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.