# ploy vs poi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ploy
*noun · IPA /plɔɪ/ · frequency rank #21,898*
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

### poi
*noun · IPA /pɔɪ/ · frequency rank #35,882*
The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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