# pony vs pot

> 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.

### pot
*noun · IPA /pɒt/ · frequency rank #3,647*
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pony-vs-pot