Which to use
“you” and “your” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,062
- “you” frequency rank
- #6,477
- “your” frequency rank
- 8539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | you | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronombre de segunda persona singular y plural; tú, vos, usted, vosotros, ustedes. | Tu, tus; vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras, su, sus. |
Where the eye mixes you and your
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between you and your
A purely visual mix-up. you (/juː/) and your (/jɔː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “you” sits inside “your”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
you is recorded at frequency rank #2,062, classified as apron, pronounced /juː/. your is at rank #6,477, tagged as apron, pronounced /jɔː/.
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 8539, this pair ranks #304,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of you vs your
Shared letters: ouy. Private to "you": -. Private to "your": r.
"you" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- your ← oyur · yoru · yourr · yuor · yyour
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "you" for "your" ever safe?
Which is more common, "you" or "your"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "you" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "your" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "you" and "your" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yoda vs your". 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 #304,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.