Hereto follows a list of all the words in the Corpus of Contemporary Scots Texts, with the number of occurences normalised per 100,000 words, the number of different authors who've used the words and then number of occurrences normalise per 100,000 words for each dialect.
The first column is also a link to the concordance and each occurrence of the word.
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Word | Total Occurrences (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Authors | Central (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Doric / Northern (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Shetland (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Orkney (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Southern / Borders (normalised per 100,000 words) |
Ulster (normalised per 100,000 words) |
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'you' | 0.2 | 2 | 0.14 | - | 1.79 | - | - | - |
'ya | 0.51 | 4 | 0.81 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - |
'ye'd | 0.28 | 2 | 0.47 | - | - | - | - | - |
'ye're | 2.41 | 11 | 4 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
'you're | 0.39 | 7 | 0.54 | - | 0.6 | 1.07 | - | - |
'you've | 0.2 | 2 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
'ye've | 0.83 | 8 | 1.42 | - | - | - | - | - |
'ye | 10.02 | 49 | 13.55 | 6.87 | - | 2.14 | 5.62 | 6.06 |
'ye'll | 1.34 | 10 | 1.83 | 1.18 | - | 1.07 | - | - |
'yin | 0.28 | 2 | 0.47 | - | - | - | - | - |
'yon | 0.59 | 7 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
'yer | 1.74 | 10 | 1.9 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 2.53 |
'your | 0.32 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.2 | 1.19 | - | - | - |
'yes | 0.2 | 3 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
'yon's | 0.99 | 4 | 1.56 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
'you | 2.6 | 22 | 3.66 | 0.39 | 1.79 | 3.2 | - | 2.02 |
'y | 0.36 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.39 | 1.19 | - | - | 1.01 |
y | 3 | 34 | 3.05 | 3.53 | 3.57 | - | 2.25 | 2.53 |
y'ir | 0.36 | 2 | - | - | 3.57 | - | - | 1.52 |
y'know | 0.2 | 3 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
ya | 14.24 | 72 | 19.44 | 7.45 | 6.55 | 10.68 | 9 | 3.54 |
yaas | 0.83 | 7 | 0.2 | - | - | 19.22 | - | - |
yacht | 0.32 | 5 | 0.47 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - |
yae | 38.28 | 25 | 34.42 | 1.18 | 1.79 | - | 14.62 | 222.29 |
yae'll | 0.47 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.06 |
yaes | 0.59 | 3 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | 7.07 |
yaird | 3.24 | 37 | 3.39 | 3.53 | 0.6 | 1.07 | 6.75 | 3.03 |
yairds | 1.38 | 19 | 1.15 | 2.55 | 0.6 | - | 2.25 | 1.01 |
yairn | 0.83 | 7 | 1.02 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.53 |
yairns | 0.32 | 6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.53 |
yaise | 9.08 | 45 | 14.16 | - | - | - | 23.62 | - |
yaised | 8.17 | 52 | 11.72 | 0.39 | - | - | 35.99 | - |
yaisers | 0.24 | 3 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
yaises | 0.59 | 8 | 1.02 | - | - | - | - | - |
yaisin | 3.51 | 23 | 5.08 | - | - | - | 15.75 | - |
yak | 0.59 | 5 | 0.54 | 0.78 | 0.6 | - | 2.25 | - |
yale | 0.2 | 4 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yalla | 2.76 | 10 | - | 13.73 | - | - | - | - |
yallae | 0.2 | 2 | 0.07 | - | - | - | 4.5 | - |
yalled | 0.2 | 3 | - | - | 2.98 | - | - | - |
yammer | 0.2 | 3 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yammered | 0.24 | 3 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
yammerin | 0.24 | 5 | 0.27 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yank | 0.28 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.51 |
yankee | 0.2 | 3 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yanks | 0.51 | 8 | 0.75 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yap | 0.55 | 10 | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.6 | 2.14 | - | - |
yappin | 0.28 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.39 | - | - | - | 1.01 |
yard | 1.58 | 18 | 0.07 | 4.51 | 5.36 | 2.14 | - | 2.53 |
yards | 0.83 | 11 | 0.68 | 1.57 | 0.6 | 1.07 | 1.12 | - |
yark | 0.28 | 3 | 0.07 | 1.18 | - | - | - | - |
yarked | 0.32 | 2 | - | 1.57 | - | - | - | - |
yarmouth | 0.24 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.98 | - | - | - | - |
yarn | 1.85 | 20 | 0.27 | 0.2 | 6.55 | 3.2 | - | 14.15 |
yarnin | 0.67 | 5 | - | - | 2.38 | 1.07 | - | 6.06 |
yarns | 0.99 | 8 | - | - | 1.79 | 2.14 | - | 10.1 |
yas | 0.67 | 7 | 0.68 | 0.2 | - | 5.34 | - | 0.51 |
yase | 0.47 | 9 | 0.68 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yased | 0.59 | 5 | 0.95 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yasin | 0.55 | 7 | 0.81 | - | - | - | 2.25 | - |
yass | 1.14 | 7 | 0.2 | 1.18 | - | 14.95 | - | 3.03 |
yawl | 0.2 | 2 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yawn | 0.47 | 5 | 0.68 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yawned | 0.43 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.78 | - | 1.07 | 2.25 | 0.51 |
yawnin | 0.36 | 5 | 0.14 | 0.39 | - | - | 3.37 | 1.01 |
yay | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 1.12 | - |
ye | 630.2 | 320 | 620.05 | 947.62 | 1.79 | 176.16 | 293.58 | 787.63 |
ye' | 0.63 | 11 | 0.47 | 1.37 | - | 1.07 | - | 0.51 |
ye'd | 13.06 | 67 | 11.59 | 25.89 | 1.79 | 2.14 | 5.62 | 9.09 |
ye'l | 0.63 | 2 | 1.08 | - | - | - | - | - |
ye'll | 27.78 | 103 | 21.27 | 52.37 | - | 8.54 | 20.25 | 49.01 |
ye'r | 8.76 | 24 | 5.08 | 21.38 | 0.6 | - | - | 18.69 |
ye're | 28.88 | 70 | 30.35 | 51.59 | - | - | 11.25 | 5.56 |
ye's | 0.91 | 11 | 1.15 | 0.78 | - | - | 1.12 | 0.51 |
ye'v | 2.21 | 10 | 1.36 | 7.06 | - | - | - | - |
ye've | 15.59 | 66 | 14.16 | 33.54 | - | - | 9 | 3.54 |
yea | 0.91 | 14 | 0.14 | - | 10.12 | 2.14 | 1.12 | 0.51 |
yeah | 2.13 | 22 | 2.24 | 0.78 | 8.93 | 1.07 | - | 0.51 |
year | 65.54 | 239 | 72.09 | 55.32 | 81.57 | 74.73 | 70.86 | 22.73 |
year's | 1.5 | 24 | 1.56 | 1.37 | 1.79 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.52 |
year-auld | 0.87 | 10 | 1.49 | - | - | - | - | - |
year-aulds | 0.24 | 4 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
yearhunner | 0.2 | 4 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yearly | 0.39 | 6 | 0.27 | 0.39 | - | 1.07 | - | 1.52 |
years | 35.04 | 211 | 38.01 | 28.64 | 39.89 | 28.83 | 41.62 | 25.26 |
yeast | 0.39 | 2 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | 4.55 |
yeer | 0.24 | 3 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
yees | 1.14 | 3 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.51 |
yeez | 0.63 | 4 | 1.08 | - | - | - | - | - |
yeir | 9 | 15 | 5.62 | - | - | - | 61.87 | 45.47 |
yeirs | 1.74 | 8 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
yeirsell | 0.51 | 2 | 0.88 | - | - | - | - | - |
yell | 1.7 | 25 | 1.15 | 2.55 | 2.38 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 3.54 |
yella | 3.87 | 35 | 4.2 | 4.71 | - | - | 1.12 | 5.56 |
yellae | 1.3 | 17 | 2.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yelled | 0.51 | 12 | 0.41 | 0.2 | 1.79 | 2.14 | 1.12 | - |
yellin | 0.39 | 8 | 0.41 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.52 |
yelloch | 0.24 | 4 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
yelloched | 1.34 | 3 | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
yellochin | 0.39 | 3 | 0.68 | - | - | - | - | - |
yellow | 1.3 | 17 | 1.22 | 0.2 | 1.79 | 11.74 | - | - |
yells | 0.28 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.14 | - | 0.51 |
yelly | 0.43 | 3 | 0.61 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yelp | 0.67 | 9 | 0.14 | 2.16 | - | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.01 |
yelps | 0.2 | 3 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yep | 0.59 | 5 | 0.54 | 0.2 | 3.57 | - | - | - |
yer | 233.95 | 259 | 198.64 | 393.88 | 2.38 | 72.6 | 203.59 | 371.84 |
yerd | 0.32 | 7 | 0.14 | - | 0.6 | 2.14 | - | 1.52 |
yers | 0.67 | 9 | 0.34 | 0.59 | - | - | - | 4.55 |
yersel | 29.52 | 137 | 28.52 | 39.82 | - | 7.47 | 42.74 | 39.91 |
yersel' | 0.39 | 8 | 0.34 | 0.59 | - | - | 1.12 | 0.51 |
yerself | 0.43 | 7 | 0.47 | 0.39 | - | - | - | 1.01 |
yersell | 0.55 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.98 | - | - | - | 2.02 |
yersels | 3.43 | 31 | 2.85 | 2.75 | - | 1.07 | 3.37 | 13.64 |
yes | 9.39 | 68 | 10.16 | 6.08 | 23.22 | 10.68 | 2.25 | 3.03 |
yese | 3.71 | 14 | 6.23 | - | - | - | - | 1.01 |
yesterday | 4.42 | 54 | 4.4 | 2.16 | 10.72 | 6.41 | 9 | 2.02 |
yestreen | 1.78 | 27 | 1.42 | 2.94 | - | 1.07 | 2.25 | 3.03 |
yestrein | 0.24 | 2 | 0.34 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yet | 32.12 | 168 | 34.01 | 30.99 | 20.84 | 54.45 | 43.87 | 14.65 |
yett | 3.87 | 27 | 4.47 | 2.55 | - | - | 19.12 | 1.01 |
yetts | 2.09 | 18 | 2.57 | 0.98 | - | - | 10.12 | 0.51 |
yev | 0.32 | 7 | 0.34 | 0.59 | - | - | - | - |
yez | 0.71 | 7 | 1.08 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yed | 0.39 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.59 | - | - | - | 2.02 |
yell | 0.24 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.51 |
yere | 0.99 | 4 | 1.69 | - | - | - | - | - |
yeve | 0.47 | 6 | 0.41 | 1.18 | - | - | - | - |
yi | 38.91 | 29 | 60.43 | 16.67 | - | 2.14 | 5.62 | 1.01 |
yi'd | 0.63 | 4 | 0.88 | 0.2 | - | 2.14 | - | - |
yi'll | 1.22 | 7 | 1.83 | 0.39 | - | 1.07 | - | 0.51 |
yid | 3.35 | 6 | 0.07 | 0.78 | - | 1.07 | 88.86 | - |
yield | 0.36 | 7 | 0.41 | - | 0.6 | 2.14 | - | - |
yill | 1.1 | 9 | 1.15 | - | - | 1.07 | 11.25 | - |
yin | 99.52 | 172 | 99.12 | 8.63 | - | 40.57 | 242.96 | 384.47 |
yin' | 0.2 | 5 | 0.27 | - | - | - | - | 0.51 |
yin's | 1.42 | 16 | 1.36 | 0.2 | - | 6.41 | 1.12 | 4.04 |
yince | 11.52 | 54 | 13.75 | 0.59 | - | - | 53.99 | 19.2 |
ying | 1.85 | 6 | 2.64 | 1.37 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yins | 16.14 | 75 | 13.48 | 0.39 | - | 3.2 | 21.37 | 93.97 |
yinst | 2.92 | 13 | 0.27 | - | - | - | - | 35.36 |
yir | 42.77 | 73 | 56.64 | 8.04 | 7.14 | 97.15 | 82.11 | 15.66 |
yird | 6.39 | 30 | 7.79 | 5.3 | - | 3.2 | 13.5 | 2.53 |
yird's | 0.36 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.98 | - | - | - | - |
yirdit | 0.87 | 17 | 1.02 | 1.18 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yirdy | 0.2 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.78 | - | - | - | - |
yirsel | 2.17 | 23 | 3.32 | 0.78 | 0.6 | - | 1.12 | - |
yirth | 0.83 | 10 | 1.15 | 0.39 | - | 1.07 | - | 0.51 |
yis | 10.93 | 25 | 0.95 | 0.59 | 20.24 | - | 19.12 | 105.59 |
yiss | 0.43 | 4 | 0.75 | - | - | - | - | - |
yist | 0.51 | 4 | 0.07 | 0.2 | - | - | 12.37 | - |
yisterday | 1.22 | 18 | 0.81 | 1.96 | 2.38 | - | 1.12 | 2.02 |
yisterdays | 0.32 | 3 | 0.07 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.03 |
yit | 14.64 | 73 | 10.91 | 5.3 | 23.82 | 10.68 | 10.12 | 62.65 |
yiv | 2.21 | 19 | 2.3 | 3.73 | - | 3.2 | - | - |
yo | 0.32 | 6 | 0.41 | - | 0.6 | - | 1.12 | - |
yoam | 0.2 | 4 | - | 0.98 | - | - | - | - |
yoamin | 0.24 | 4 | - | 1.18 | - | - | - | - |
yock | 0.24 | 4 | - | - | 2.98 | - | - | 0.51 |
yockit | 0.2 | 3 | 0.07 | - | 2.38 | - | - | - |
yogi | 0.32 | 3 | 0.47 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - |
yoke | 1.03 | 17 | 0.75 | 1.57 | 0.6 | 4.27 | - | 1.01 |
yokin | 0.83 | 11 | 1.08 | 0.98 | - | - | - | - |
yokit | 2.64 | 30 | 1.63 | 7.65 | - | - | 1.12 | 1.52 |
yokk | 0.28 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.54 |
yokkin | 0.28 | 2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 3.03 |
yole | 0.63 | 3 | 0.2 | - | - | 13.88 | - | - |
yon | 49.68 | 118 | 31.57 | 111.22 | 51.8 | 2.14 | 152.98 | 0.51 |
yon's | 3.75 | 16 | 3.18 | 0.98 | 8.34 | - | 32.62 | - |
yonder | 1.97 | 19 | 0.75 | 0.98 | 1.79 | - | 33.74 | 0.51 |
yonks | 0.24 | 4 | 0.07 | 0.2 | - | - | 4.5 | - |
yonner | 2.49 | 5 | 0.14 | 2.75 | - | - | 52.87 | - |
yons | 0.2 | 3 | - | 0.78 | - | 1.07 | - | - |
yont | 0.43 | 9 | 0.54 | 0.2 | - | 1.07 | - | 0.51 |
yoo | 0.32 | 4 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
yoon | 0.24 | 6 | 0.14 | 0.39 | - | - | 1.12 | 0.51 |
yoons | 0.24 | 3 | 0.34 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
yooz | 0.2 | 2 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
york | 0.83 | 14 | 1.02 | 0.78 | - | - | - | 1.01 |
yorkie | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
yorkshire | 0.91 | 8 | 1.36 | - | - | 2.14 | 1.12 | - |
yorlin | 0.43 | 4 | 0.41 | 0.59 | - | - | 2.25 | - |
you | 216.75 | 265 | 208.2 | 199.29 | 505.5 | 348.04 | 57.37 | 89.93 |
you' | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - |
you'd | 1.85 | 23 | 1.29 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 8.54 | 4.5 | - |
you'll | 5.09 | 41 | 3.46 | 3.14 | 20.24 | 19.22 | 4.5 | 3.03 |
you'r | 0.32 | 6 | 0.27 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.01 |
you're | 11.05 | 69 | 9.21 | 7.65 | 26.79 | 41.64 | 3.37 | 9.09 |
you've | 3.35 | 29 | 3.66 | 2.75 | 2.98 | 9.61 | 2.25 | 0.51 |
young | 31.45 | 165 | 30.28 | 28.25 | 55.37 | 39.5 | 33.74 | 23.24 |
younger | 3.67 | 49 | 4.27 | 3.14 | 4.17 | 3.2 | 3.37 | 0.51 |
youngest | 1.26 | 19 | 0.88 | 1.96 | 2.38 | 1.07 | 4.5 | - |
youngsters | 0.55 | 12 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.6 | 2.14 | 1.12 | 1.01 |
younkers | 0.28 | 3 | 0.47 | - | - | - | - | - |
your | 58.2 | 161 | 65.31 | 46.49 | 85.74 | 51.25 | 19.12 | 32.84 |
yours | 5.21 | 55 | 5.96 | 6.28 | 0.6 | 2.14 | 1.12 | 4.04 |
yoursel | 1.7 | 12 | 1.08 | 2.75 | 6.55 | - | - | 1.01 |
yourself | 1.26 | 19 | 1.29 | 1.37 | 1.19 | 3.2 | - | 0.51 |
yoursels | 0.55 | 7 | 0.34 | 0.2 | 4.76 | - | - | - |
yourselves | 0.2 | 4 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
yous | 6.27 | 21 | 9.28 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 6.57 |
youse | 4.46 | 26 | 4.07 | 0.59 | - | 2.14 | 12.37 | 18.69 |
youth | 4.3 | 33 | 4.67 | 1.18 | - | 3.2 | 14.62 | 9.09 |
youthfu | 0.2 | 4 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | - |
youthheid | 0.39 | 6 | 0.68 | - | - | - | - | - |
youths | 0.2 | 3 | 0.27 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
youtube | 0.83 | 17 | 1.02 | 0.78 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.51 |
youll | 0.28 | 6 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 1.19 | - | 1.12 | 0.51 |
youre | 0.55 | 8 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.01 |
youve | 0.24 | 6 | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.51 |
yow | 1.82 | 10 | 0.54 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 40.49 | - |
yowdendrift | 0.2 | 4 | 0.27 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yowe | 1.3 | 11 | 0.14 | 4.71 | 3.57 | - | 1.12 | - |
yowes | 1.58 | 19 | 0.61 | 2.35 | 7.74 | 2.14 | 2.25 | 1.01 |
yowl | 0.32 | 8 | 0.41 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yowled | 2.01 | 5 | 3.46 | - | - | - | - | - |
yowlin | 0.39 | 7 | 0.54 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
ypres | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.51 |
yrs | 0.28 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.78 | - | - | - | - |
ythan | 0.24 | 2 | - | 1.18 | - | - | - | - |
yu | 1.34 | 5 | 0.27 | - | - | 21.35 | 11.25 | - |
yu'll | 0.28 | 4 | 0.2 | - | - | 4.27 | - | - |
yuan | 0.32 | 4 | 0.27 | - | - | - | 4.5 | - |
yuil | 0.28 | 6 | 0.47 | - | - | - | - | - |
yuise | 0.32 | 4 | 0.47 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yuiss | 0.63 | 5 | 1.02 | - | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yule | 2.37 | 23 | 2.24 | 3.33 | 3.57 | 4.27 | - | - |
yuletide | 0.43 | 5 | 0.54 | 0.59 | - | - | - | - |
yull | 0.2 | 4 | 0.14 | - | - | 1.07 | - | 1.01 |
yum | 0.95 | 8 | 0.27 | 3.73 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
yun | 6.27 | 17 | 1.49 | - | 81.57 | - | - | - |
yun's | 0.63 | 5 | - | - | 9.53 | - | - | - |
yunder | 0.39 | 6 | - | - | 5.95 | - | - | - |
yung | 2.56 | 12 | 3.79 | 0.78 | - | 1.07 | 4.5 | - |
yunger | 0.36 | 3 | 0.61 | - | - | - | - | - |
yungir | 0.2 | 2 | - | 0.78 | - | - | 1.12 | - |
yur | 8.64 | 19 | 11.11 | 2.55 | 2.98 | 32.03 | - | 3.54 |
yursel | 0.39 | 2 | 0.34 | - | - | - | - | 2.53 |
yuv | 0.63 | 4 | 1.08 | - | - | - | - | - |
yvonne | 3.16 | 4 | 5.15 | 0.78 | - | - | - | - |