# pony vs poo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pony
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊni/ · frequency rank #9,509*
A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

### poo
*noun · IPA /puː/ · frequency rank #14,190*
Alternative spelling of pooh: an instance of saying "poo".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pony-vs-poo