Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ya'll

/jɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: ya'll
IPA: /jɔl/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Pronunciation spelling of you'll.

pron

Alternative spelling of y'all.

Example Sentences

"Don't go in, ya'll only make thins worse."
"Yis, yis; ya'll be forced, or else ya'll tak t' luck awaäy wi' ya, an' that wad niver deä."
"Bill's spilin' for a fight, / An' one o' these black God-forgotten days / He'll let tha devil tap 'im on tha shoulder, / An' then ya'll see what happens."
"Ya'll like that. Ya'll come out smellin like a rose, looking like one, too."
"Ya'll only ever be Xavier Cassidy's work horse. He won't treat ya right."
"But then ya'll only have two oxen if ya do that, Mrs. Burt."

Etymology

Contraction of ya + will. By surface analysis, ya (“you”) + 'll.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /jɔl/
British English: /jɔːl/

Homonyms

yawl y'all

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal mahal dahl ahl cabal coll gaal pall bol

Questions

How do you pronounce ya'll?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɔl/.
What does ya'll mean?: Pronunciation spelling of you'll.
Where does ya'll come from?: Contraction of ya + will. By surface analysis, ya (“you”) + 'll.

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