# poof

> English word · Interjection · IPA /pʊf/ · frequency rank #31,296

## Definitions
1. Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic. See also puff.

## Easily confused with
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pos)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pow)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pov)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pox)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pto)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-post)
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-poor)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-port)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pool)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-porn)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pope)
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pose)
- **pour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pour)
- **pork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pork)
- **pops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pops)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-pros)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poof-vs-prom)

## Common misspellings (5)
`opof`, `pof`, `pofo`, `pooff`, `ppoof`

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