# poem

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/ · frequency rank #4,698

## Definitions
1. A literary piece written in verse.
2. A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
3. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

## Etymology
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Displaced native Old English lēoþ.

## Easily confused with
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pos)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-poo)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pow)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pol)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pov)
- **pom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pom)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-ppm)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pox)
- **poi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-poi)
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pon)
- **PPE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-ppe)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pye)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-post)
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-poor)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-port)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pool)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-porn)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poem-vs-pope)

## Common misspellings (5)
`opem`, `peom`, `poemm`, `pome`, `ppoem`

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