# poet vs pore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poet
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ · frequency rank #5,074*
A person who writes poems.

### pore
*noun · IPA /pɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #20,186*
A tiny opening in the skin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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