Which to use
“yard” and “year” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,446
- “yard” frequency rank
- #17,594
- “year” frequency rank
- 42040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yard | year |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de la longueur (système impérial britannique), encore utilisée aux États-Unis, définie comme exactement 0,9144 mètre depuis 1959. Le symbole : yd (international) ou vg (au Canada francophone). Anciennement appelé verge en France, notamment pour mesurer les tissus ; la verge est encore utilisée de nos jours au Canada, principalement dans le domaine du football nord-américain. 1 yard = 3 pieds = 36 pouces 1 mile = 1760 yards 1 yard = 91,44 centimètres | Année, durée de 365 jours correspondant à une révolution de la Terre autour du Soleil. |
Where the eye mixes yard and year
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. yard (\jaʁd\) and year (\jɪə\) 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 42040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yard is recorded at frequency rank #24,446, classified as anoun, pronounced \jaʁd\. year is at rank #17,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced \jɪə\.
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 42040, this pair ranks #228,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yard vs year
Shared letters: ary. Private to "yard": d. Private to "year": e.
"yard" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "year" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yard" and "year" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "yard" or "year"?
What to do next
You've compared "yard" and "year". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "yard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "year" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yard" and "year" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yard vs yay". 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
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