# pony vs Pooh

> 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.

### 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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