# Pompey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɒm.pi/ · frequency rank #29,042

## Definitions
1. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

## Etymology
From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

## Easily confused with
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-pope)
- **poppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-poppy)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-posey)
- **pumped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-pumped)
- **popper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-popper)
- **pooped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-pooped)
- **Popeye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-popeye)
- **pooper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompey-vs-pooper)
- **pomp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pomp-vs-pompey)
- **Pompeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompeo-vs-pompey)
- **pamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pamper-vs-pompey)
- **Pompeii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pompeii-vs-pompey)

## Common misspellings (9)
`opmpey`, `pmopey`, `pomepy`, `pommpey`, `pompeyy`, `pomppey`, `pompye`, `popmey`, `ppompey`

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