# pon vs poon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pon
*noun · IPA /pɒn/ · frequency rank #36,713*
A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.

### poon
*noun · IPA /puːn/ · frequency rank #48,420*
Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

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