Which to use
“pooled” is a verb and “pooper” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,792
- “pooled” frequency rank
- #49,560
- “pooper” frequency rank
- 79352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pooled | pooper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of pool | The anus; often in reference to anal intercourse. |
Letter map: pooled vs pooper
Shared letters muted; letters that set pooled and pooper apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - pooled and pooper
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pooled is averb and pooperanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pooled is recorded at frequency rank #29,792, classified as averb, pronounced /puːld/. pooper is at rank #49,560, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 79352, this pair ranks #22,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pooled vs pooper
Shared letters: eop. Private to "pooled": dl. Private to "pooper": r.
"pooled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pooper" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pooled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pooper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pooled" and "pooper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pooper vs poops". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,311 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.