poo
/pu/noun, verb, interjection
poo is spelled P-O-O: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Poo, the name). As a noun, poo means “Alternative spelling of pooh: an instance of saying "poo"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poo is poos.
How many letters and syllables are in poo?
| Letters | 3: P-O-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is poo?
Poo appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Poo, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poo?
- UK /puː/
- US /pu/
Poo 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: En-au-poo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with poo
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pooh.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with poo?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poo from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: oop.
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 poo
- poos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pooing participle, present
- pooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of pooh: an instance of saying "poo".
- 2
Feces.
- 3
UKA piece of feces or an act of defecation.
That doggy's doing a poo.
- 4
slangCannabis resin.
- 5
derogatoryoffensiveA person of South Asian ancestry.
- 6
slangClipping of shampoo.
- 7
slangChampagne.
Who wants another glass of poo?
- 8
A poodle crossbreed.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of pooh: to say "poo".
- 2
To defecate.
- 3
To dirty something with feces.
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of pooh: Expressing dismissal, disgust, etc.
- 2
Expressing annoyance, frustration, etc.: a minced oath for 'shit'.
noun
- 1
Initialism of post-office order.
Thank Papa very much for the P.O.O. which I got cashed without difficulty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slang: marijuana resin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | shit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does poo come from?
See pooh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).