yours

\jɔɹz\

/\jɔɹz\/ pron

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The verdict

“yours” is an uncommon French word, ranked #54,344 in French word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#54,344
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes.

Key facts for yours
PropertyValue
Headwordyours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\jɔɹz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yours” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yours lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for yours is 5 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \jɔɹz\. Corpus data places it at rank #54,344 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for yours in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is yours, spelled Y-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes.
  2. 2
    Le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres.
  3. 3
    Cordialement, amicalement.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "yours"?
"yours" is spelled Y-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \jɔɹz\.
What does "yours" mean?
As a pronoun, "yours" means: Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes.
How do you pronounce "yours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yours" is \jɔɹz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yours" come from?
"yours" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “yours”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Y-O-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \jɔɹz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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