# poking vs pooping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poking
*verb · IPA /ˈpəʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,997*
present participle and gerund of poke

### pooping
*noun · IPA /ˈpuːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,673*
The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the poop (stern) of a vessel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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