# pops vs pox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pops
*noun · IPA /pɑps/ · frequency rank #7,830*
Father, dad.

### pox
*noun · IPA /pɑks/ · frequency rank #28,674*
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

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