Which to use
“your” is a determiner and “yum” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,091
- “your” frequency rank
- #48,871
- “yum” frequency rank
- 53962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | your | yum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ton, ta, tes, votre, vos. | Miam. |
Where the eye mixes your and yum
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: your vs yum
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: your is \jʊɚ\ while yum is \jʌm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53962, 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\. yum is at rank #48,871, tagged as anintj, pronounced \jʌm\.
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 53962, this pair ranks #137,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of your vs yum
Shared letters: uy. Private to "your": or. Private to "yum": m.
"your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC · "yum" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- your ← oyur · yoru · yourr · yuor · yyour
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "your" for "yum" ever safe?
Frequency check: "your" vs "yum" - which ranks higher?
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 "yum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "your" and "yum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Youn vs yum". 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 #137,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.