po-po
/ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/
"po-po" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“po-po” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One's posterior, bottom, buttocks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-po-po · po-po · English
po-po · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | po-po |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “po-po” in English
Rare enough to double-check
po-po is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
po-po has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From various words by shortening and reduplication. The "posterior" sense may be reduplication of the initial syllable of that word, with modification of the vowel according to its spelling. Compare German Popo (“bottom”) from Latin pōdex (“anus”). The "pol… The correct English form is po-po, spelled P-O---P-O.
Definition
- 1One's posterior, bottom, buttocks.
- 2Genitals, especially the vulva.
- 3The police; a police officer.
- 4A prison officer, corrections officer, prison guard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how po-po appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Feet up, pat him on the po-po Let’s hear him laugh Ain’t seen a babe like this before He’s so good-lookin’, gonna have some more Feet up, pat him on the po-po
[He] gets jelly on his head, jelly on his po-po, jelly on his.... well, you know what rhymes with jelly. If your Junior starts singing this in public he’ll show you up.
Etymology
From various words by shortening and reduplication. The "posterior" sense may be reduplication of the initial syllable of that word, with modification of the vowel according to its spelling. Compare German Popo (“bottom”) from Latin pōdex (“anus”). The "police" sense may come from either the initial syllable of police or the initial letters of the words police officer. Compare PO.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.