Which to use
“yace” is a verb and “yates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,489
- “yace” frequency rank
- #23,995
- “yates” frequency rank
- 40484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yace | yates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de yacer. | Forma del plural de yate. |
Where the eye mixes yace and yates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. yace runs 4 letters (VVCV) against yates's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between yace and yates
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: yace is [ˈʝase] while yates is [ˈʝat̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yace is recorded at frequency rank #16,489, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝase]. yates is at rank #23,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝat̪es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40484, this pair ranks #158,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yace vs yates
Shared letters: aey. Private to "yace": c. Private to "yates": st.
"yace" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "yates" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yace" and "yates" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "yace" vs "yates" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "yace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yace" and "yates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yates vs yuanes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #158,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.