pon
/pɑn/noun, preposition, verb
pon is spelled P-O-N: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pon means “A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pon is pons.
How many letters and syllables are in pon?
| Letters | 3: P-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 pon?
Pon appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 pon?
- UK /pɒn/
- US /pɑn/
- US /pɔn/
Pon has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pon?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pon from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nop.
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 pon
- pons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ponning participle, present
- ponned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.
noun
- 1
Initialism of passive optical network, technology and standards for fiber-optic broadband access.
preposition
- 1
Alternative spelling of 'pon.
verb
- 1
Clipping of ponteng
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pon come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).