PopovsPottTell them apart

Which to use

“Popo” and “Pott” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,734
“Popo” frequency rank
#19,676
“Pott” frequency rank
51410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Popo Pott
Definition Gesäß (menschlicher Körperteil, auf dem gesessen wird) Trinkgefäß

Where the eye mixes Popo and Pott

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Popo
4 ch
Pott

Look-alike desk: Popo vs Pott

A purely visual mix-up. Popo ([poˈpoː]) and Pott ([pɔt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Popo is recorded at frequency rank #31,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈpoː]. Pott is at rank #19,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɔt].

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 51410, this pair ranks #1,136,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Popo vs Pott

Shared letters: op. Private to "Popo": -. Private to "Pott": t.

"Popo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Pott" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Popooppo · poop · poppo · ppoo · ppopo
  • Pottoptt · ppott · ptot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Popo" and "Pott" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([poˈpoː] versus [pɔt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Popo" vs "Pott" - which ranks higher?
"Pott" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,676 in our German list, against #31,734 for "Popo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Popo" and "Pott" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Popo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Pott" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,136,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Popo" and "Pott" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PoC vs Popo". 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 #1,136,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list