# pony vs prey

> 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.

### prey
*noun · IPA /pɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #7,377*
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pony-vs-prey