# pin vs pod

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pin
*noun · IPA /pɪn/ · frequency rank #4,475*
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

### pod
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒd/ · frequency rank #11,087*
A self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something.

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