# iPod

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,405

## Definitions
1. A portable music player made by Apple.
2. Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *ənter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Germanic *natją
Proto-West Germanic *nati
Old English nett
Middle English net
English net
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English network
English internetwork
English Internet
English i-
English pod
English iPod
Coined (and trademarked) by Apple, from i- + pod, suggesting a small place to keep things. Inspired by the space shuttles in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the quote, "Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

## Easily confused with
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-iso)
- **ips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-ips)
- **ISD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-isd)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-ivo)
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-iron)
- **it'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-it-d)
- **Ivor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipod-vs-ivor)
- **ID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/id-vs-ipod)
- **IP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ip-vs-ipod)
- **io** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/io-vs-ipod)
- **I'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-d-vs-ipod)
- **ion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ion-vs-ipod)
- **iOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ios-vs-ipod)
- **IMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imo-vs-ipod)
- **Ind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ind-vs-ipod)
- **IPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipo-vs-ipod)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipa-vs-ipod)
- **IOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ioc-vs-ipod)
- **IPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipl-vs-ipod)
- **ICO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ico-vs-ipod)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iopd`, `ipdo`, `ipodd`, `ippod`, `piod`

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