yourvsyunWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: your is a pronoun, yun is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“your” is a pronoun and “yun” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,477
“your” frequency rank
#29,452
“yun” frequency rank
35929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature your yun
Definition Tu, tus; vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras, su, sus. Lana.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set your and yun apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
your
3 ch
yun

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: your is /jɔː/ while yun is [ˈjun]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

your is recorded at frequency rank #6,477, classified as apron, pronounced /jɔː/. yun is at rank #29,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjun].

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 35929, this pair ranks #183,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of your vs yun

Shared letters: uy. Private to "your": or. Private to "yun": n.

"your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC  ·  "yun" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • youroyur · yoru · yourr · yuor · yyour

Frequency comparison

your#6,477
yun#29,452

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "your" and "yun" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "your" is a pronoun and "yun" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "your" or "yun"?
"your" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,477 in our Spanish list, against #29,452 for "yun". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering your vs yun

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “your”; for a noun, it's “yun”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “your” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list