Which to use
“ye” is an article and “yes” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,865
- “ye” frequency rank
- #12,166
- “yes” frequency rank
- 38031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ye | yes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma pseudoarcaica do artigo definido the; o, a, os, as | sim |
Letter map: ye vs yes
Shared letters muted; letters that set ye and yes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ye / yes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ye is anarticle and yesanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ye” sits inside “yes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ye is recorded at frequency rank #25,865, classified as anarticle. yes is at rank #12,166, tagged as anadv, pronounced /jɛs/.
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 38031, this pair ranks #28,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ye vs yes
Shared letters: ey. Private to "ye": -. Private to "yes": s.
"ye" · 2 letters · shape VV · "yes" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ye" for "yes" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ye" or "yes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "ye" vs "yes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ye" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ye" and "yes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yat vs ye". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.