Which to use
“yard” and “years” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,446
- “yard” frequency rank
- #15,065
- “years” frequency rank
- 39511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yard | years |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pluriel de year. |
Where the eye mixes yard and years
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. yard (\jaʁd\) and years (\jɪəz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39511, 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\. years is at rank #15,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced \jɪəz\.
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 39511, this pair ranks #247,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of yard vs years
Shared letters: ary. Private to "yard": d. Private to "years": es.
"yard" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "years" · 5 letters · shape VVVCC