Which to use
“poke” is a verb and “pye” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,037
- “poke” frequency rank
- #46,714
- “pye” frequency rank
- 59751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poke | pye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. | Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food). |
Letter map: poke vs pye
Shared letters muted; letters that set poke and pye apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: poke is averb and pyeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poke is recorded at frequency rank #13,037, classified as averb, pronounced /pəʊk/. pye is at rank #46,714, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59751, this pair ranks #104,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poke vs pye
Shared letters: ep. Private to "poke": ko. Private to "pye": y.
"poke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pye" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poke ← opke · pkoe · poek · pokke · ppoke