# pong vs Pooh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pong
*noun · IPA /pɒŋ/ · frequency rank #16,094*
A stench, a bad smell.

### Pooh
*name · IPA /puː/ · frequency rank #19,943*
Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh.

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