# ponce vs poncho

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ponce
*noun · IPA /pɒns/ · frequency rank #33,370*
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

### poncho
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/ · frequency rank #37,630*
A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

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