yourself

\jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\

/\jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\/ pron

The verdict

“yourself” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,928
frequency rank, French
198
“Y” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Te.

Corpus desk

Index FR-yourself · yourself · French

yourself · rank #26,928 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,928
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 198
  • PHOTO-FINISH weaver

Nearest frequency peer: weaver (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “yourself”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “yourself” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

yourself vs Youssef
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for yourself
PropertyValue
Headwordyourself
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,928
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “yourself” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).yourselfse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « weaver » (#26,927), « yt » (#26,929), « wake » (#26,926). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around yourself (IPA \jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #26,928 among 198 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for yourself, with forms such as "oyurself", "yoruself", and "youreslf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Youssef", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is yourself, spelled Y-O-U-R-S-E-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Te.
  2. 2
    Toi-même, vous-même.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oyurself
  • yoruself
  • youreslf
  • yourrself
  • yoursefl
  • yourselff
  • yoursellf
  • yourslef
  • yoursself
  • yousrelf
  • yuorself
  • yyourself

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yourself - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oyurself2yoruself2youreslf2yourrself1yoursefl2yourselff1yoursellf1yourslef2
Edit distance from "yourself"

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 "yourself"?
"yourself" is spelled Y-O-U-R-S-E-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is \jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\.
What does "yourself" mean?
As a pronoun, "yourself" means: Te.
What words are commonly confused with "yourself"?
"yourself" is commonly confused with "Youssef". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "yourself"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yourself" is \jʊɹ.ˈsɛlf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yourself" come from?
"yourself" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yourself", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Youssef". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #26,928 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "Y" letter cohort. Y–Z browse

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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