# porous vs Prius

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### porous
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɔːɹəs/ · frequency rank #17,924*
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

### Prius
*noun · frequency rank #27,251*
Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.

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