poop
/ˈpuːp/
"poop" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“poop” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,940) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #11,940
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To make a short blast on a horn.
Corpus desk
Index EN-poop · poop · English
poop · rank #11,940 · 4 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,940
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 4 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pleaded
Nearest frequency peer: pleaded (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “poop”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pinned
pinned
88,064 corpus weight
- pint
pint
88,063 corpus weight
- pleaded
pleaded
88,062 corpus weight
- poop
poop
88,061 corpus weight
- pornography
pornography
88,060 corpus weight
- ppl
ppl
88,059 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “poop” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈpuːp/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #11,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poop” sits in English frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for poop is neighbouring look-alikes ("PP", "pro", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ˈpuːp/. Frequency #11,940 among 4,417 “P” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for poop, with forms such as "opop", "poopp", and "popo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PP", "pro", "pop", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen (“to make a gulping sound while drinking, blow on a horn, toot”). Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”). Also representing poo pronounced with the mouth snapped c… The correct English form is poop, spelled P-O-O-P.
Definition
- 1To make a short blast on a horn.
- 2To break wind.
- 3To defecate.
- 4To defecate.
- 5To defecate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.
You might want a spare change of underwear in case you poop your pants.
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen (“to make a gulping sound while drinking, blow on a horn, toot”). Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”). Also representing poo pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opop
- poopp
- popo
- ppoop
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poop - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poop", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.