# plop

> English word · Noun · IPA /plɒp/ · frequency rank #46,702

## Definitions
1. A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
2. Excrement.

## Etymology
Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pp)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-po)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pot)
- **pod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pod)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pos)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pup)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-poe)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-poo)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pow)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pol)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pov)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-ppp)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-psp)
- **pom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pom)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-ply)
- **POC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-poc)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pvp)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plop-vs-pox)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lpop`, `pllop`, `plopp`, `plpo`, `polp`, `pplop`

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