# poked vs pore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poked
*verb · IPA /pəʊkt/ · frequency rank #21,618*
simple past and past participle of poke

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poked-vs-pore