poa
/ˈpoʊ.ə/noun
poa is spelled P-O-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poa means “Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poa is poas.
How many letters and syllables are in poa?
| Letters | 3: P-O-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is poa?
Poa appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poa?
- US /ˈpoʊ.ə/
Poa has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with poa?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poa from its last stressed vowel (/oʊə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pao, apo, opa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of poa
- poas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.
We trod out across fragile alpine heath between poa tussocks and something that smelled of lemon thyme.
noun
- 1
Initialism of power of attorney.
- 2
Initialism of place of articulation.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of price on application.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poa come from?
From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).