# poor vs pros

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poor
*adjective · IPA /pʊɚ/ · frequency rank #855*
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

### pros
*noun · IPA /pɹəʊz/ · frequency rank #8,713*
plural of pro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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