# pom vs pub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pom
*noun · IPA /pɒm/ · frequency rank #23,363*
An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.

### pub
*noun · IPA /pʌb/ · frequency rank #4,880*
A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

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