# porch vs porky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### porch
*noun · IPA /pɔːtʃ/ · frequency rank #8,970*
A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

### porky
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɔː(ɹ).ki/ · frequency rank #43,317*
Resembling or characteristic of pork.

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