ye
[ˈʝe]
The verdict
“ye” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,849 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,849
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vigésimo octava letra del alfabeto español, escrita Y o y, junto con la doble ve la única en tener valor tanto de consonante como de vocal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ye |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝe] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #17,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ye” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ye is 2 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝe]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,849 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vigésimo octava letra del alfabeto español, escrita Y o y, junto con la doble ve la única en tener valor tanto de consonante como de vocal.".
ye has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "yo", "yu", "you", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ye, spelled Y-E.
Definition
- 1Vigésimo octava letra del alfabeto español, escrita Y o y, junto con la doble ve la única en tener valor tanto de consonante como de vocal.
Synonyms
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ye”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “yo” - see the side-by-side comparison. ye vs yo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.