# pec vs pom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pec
*noun · frequency rank #47,251*
The pectoralis major muscle.

### pom
*noun · IPA /pɒm/ · frequency rank #23,363*
An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pec-vs-pom