# pin vs pot

> 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.

### pot
*noun · IPA /pɒt/ · frequency rank #3,647*
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).

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