# yay vs yaya

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### yay
*noun · IPA [jɑj] · frequency rank #42,215*
Verano.

### yaya
*noun · IPA [ˈʝaʝa] · frequency rank #42,765*
Madre del padre o de la madre de alguien.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/yay-vs-yaya