# pomp

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒmp/ · frequency rank #30,921

## Definitions
1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

## Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “I send”).
The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pp)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pos)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pup)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-poo)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pow)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pov)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-ppp)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-psp)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-ppm)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pvp)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pox)
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pon)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-post)
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-poor)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-port)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pool)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-porn)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pope)

## Common misspellings (6)
`opmp`, `pmop`, `pommp`, `pompp`, `popm`, `ppomp`

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