# yacen vs yates

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### yacen
*verb · IPA [ˈʝasẽn] · frequency rank #32,039*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de yacer.

### yates
*noun · IPA [ˈʝat̪es] · frequency rank #23,995*
Forma del plural de yate.

## Source
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