# post vs POW

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### post
*noun · IPA /pəʊst/ · frequency rank #360*
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

### POW
*noun · frequency rank #16,306*
Initialism of prisoner of war.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pow