Which to use
“your” is a determiner and “Youri” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,091
- “your” frequency rank
- #29,599
- “Youri” frequency rank
- 34690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | your | Youri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ton, ta, tes, votre, vos. | Prénom masculin. |
Where the eye mixes your and Youri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. your runs 4 letters (VVVC) against Youri's 5 (VVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses your with Youri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: your is \jʊɚ\ while Youri is \ju.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “your” sits inside “Youri”, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
your is recorded at frequency rank #5,091, classified as adet, pronounced \jʊɚ\. Youri is at rank #29,599, tagged as aname, pronounced \ju.ʁi\.
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 34690, this pair ranks #282,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of your vs Youri
Shared letters: oruy. Private to "your": -. Private to "Youri": i.
"your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC · "Youri" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "your" and "Youri" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "your" or "Youri"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "your" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Youri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "your" and "Youri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yogi vs Youri". 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
Confusion rank #282,080 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.