# poke vs post

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poke
*verb · IPA /pəʊk/ · frequency rank #13,037*
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

### post
*noun · IPA /pəʊst/ · frequency rank #360*
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poke-vs-post