# potato vs potty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### potato
*noun · IPA /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #5,998*
A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

### potty
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒti/ · frequency rank #20,738*
A chamber pot.

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