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“poops” and “props” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,978
“poops” frequency rank
#10,912
“props” frequency rank
59890
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poops props
Definition plural of poop Respect for, or recognition of, another person; an expression of approval or a special acknowledgment; accolades; praise.

Letter map: poops vs props

Shared letters muted; letters that set poops and props apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
poops
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Corpus notes: poops and props

poops and props are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - o in “poops” becomes r in “props”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poops is recorded at frequency rank #48,978, classified as anoun, pronounced /puːps/. props is at rank #10,912, 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 59890, this pair ranks #103,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of poops vs props

Shared letters: ops. Private to "poops": -. Private to "props": r.

"poops" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "props" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poopsopops · poopps · poopss · poosp · popos · ppoops
  • propsporps · pprops · propps · propss · prosp · prpos · prrops · rpops

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "poops" and "props" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - o in “poops” becomes r in “props”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "poops" vs "props" - which ranks higher?
"props" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,912 in our English list, against #48,978 for "poops". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "poops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "props" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poops" and "props" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poops vs poppa". 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 #103,451 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list