# pong vs pop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pop
*noun · IPA /pɒp/ · frequency rank #1,435*
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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