# pir vs po

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

### po
*noun · IPA /pəʊ/ · frequency rank #7,482*
A peacock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pir-vs-po