# poa vs pong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poa
*noun · IPA /ˈpoʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #40,840*
Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.

### pong
*noun · IPA /pɒŋ/ · frequency rank #16,094*
A stench, a bad smell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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