pooper

noun

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"pooper" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pooper” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,560
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The anus; often in reference to anal intercourse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pooper · pooper · English

pooper · rank #49,560 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,560
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH poppa

Nearest frequency peer: poppa (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pooper”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “pooper” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pooper vs poor
67% similar
pooper vs pope
67% similar
pooper vs power
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pooper
PropertyValue
Headwordpooper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,560
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pooper”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pooperlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “poppa” (#49,561), “porpoise” (#49,562), “plied” (#49,557). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pooper” is #49,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pooper, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,560 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pooper, with forms such as "opoper", "pooepr", and "pooperr". 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, "poor", "pope", "power", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From poop + -er. The correct English form is pooper, spelled P-O-O-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The anus; often in reference to anal intercourse.
  2. 2
    One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of participation or negative attitude. Mostly used in the phrase party pooper.
  3. 3
    A selection in a slot machine game that ends the picking bonus.
  4. 4
    One who poops; or, poops well.
  5. 5
    One who poops; or, poops well.
  6. 6
    A toilet.
  7. 7
    Clipping of YouTube Pooper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pooper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She likes it up the pooper.
  2. I wanted us to have fun today. You're such a pooper cleaning the house now!

Etymology

From poop + -er.

Synonyms

shitteranus

This word in other languages

Spielverderber(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opoper
  • pooepr
  • pooperr
  • poopper
  • poopre
  • popoer
  • ppooper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pooper - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opoper2pooepr2pooperr1poopper1poopre2popoer2ppooper1
Edit distance from "pooper"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pooper"?
"pooper" is spelled P-O-O-P-E-R.
What does "pooper" mean?
As a noun, "pooper" means: The anus; often in reference to anal intercourse.
What words are commonly confused with "pooper"?
"pooper" is commonly confused with "poor", "pope", "power". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "pooper"?
From poop + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pooper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list