Which to use
“yang” and “yuan” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,285
- “yang” frequency rank
- #19,717
- “yuan” frequency rank
- 32002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yang | yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Une des deux forces, le coté actif, de la réalité dans la philosophie et la médecine chinoise, associée à la lumière, au soleil, à la chaleur, à la sécheresse et à la fonction. | Devise officielle de la Chine. Un yuan vaut 10 jiaos et 100 fens. Code ISO 4217 : CNY. |
Where the eye mixes yang and yuan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. yang (\jɑ̃ɡ\) and yuan (\jɥan\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yang is recorded at frequency rank #12,285, classified as anoun, pronounced \jɑ̃ɡ\. yuan is at rank #19,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced \jɥan\.
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 32002, this pair ranks #300,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yang vs yuan
Shared letters: any. Private to "yang": g. Private to "yuan": u.
"yang" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "yuan" · 4 letters · shape VVVC