# pond vs pout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pond
*noun · IPA /pɒnd/ · frequency rank #7,374*
An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

### pout
*verb · IPA /paʊt/ · frequency rank #35,889*
To push out one's lips.

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