# poon

> English word · Noun · IPA /puːn/ · frequency rank #48,420

## Definitions
1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

## Etymology
Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

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

## Common misspellings (4)
`opon`, `pono`, `poonn`, `ppoon`

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