# pons

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑnz/ · frequency rank #45,594

## Definitions
1. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
2. A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

## Easily confused with
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-ps)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pos)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pun)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-poo)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pts)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pow)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pov)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pus)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pox)
- **PPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pps)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-prs)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-post)
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-poor)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-port)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pool)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-puts)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-porn)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pons-vs-pope)

## Common misspellings (6)
`opns`, `pnos`, `ponns`, `ponss`, `posn`, `ppons`

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