# pokes vs pools

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pokes
*verb · IPA /pəʊks/ · frequency rank #32,127*
third-person singular simple present indicative of poke

### pools
*noun · IPA /puːlz/ · frequency rank #8,707*
plural of pool

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