# poisoned vs prisoner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poisoned
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɔɪzn̩d/ · frequency rank #13,402*
Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

### prisoner
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɪzənə/ · frequency rank #5,155*
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poisoned-vs-prisoner