# pops

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɑps/ · frequency rank #7,830

## Definitions
1. Father, dad.
2. A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

## Etymology
From pop (“dad”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pp)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ps)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pos)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppl)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pup)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pts)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pow)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pov)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppp)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-psp)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppm)
- **PPG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppg)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pvp)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pus)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pox)
- **PPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppi)
- **PPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-pps)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-prs)
- **PPE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pops-vs-ppe)

## Common misspellings (6)
`opps`, `popps`, `popss`, `posp`, `ppops`, `ppos`

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