# Popsicle

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,293

## Definitions
1. A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.

## Etymology
Blend of pop (“father”) + Epsicle, from Epperson + icicle. Named after Frank Epperson, its inventor. The inventor's children renamed it Popsicle, from Pop's 'sicle.

## Easily confused with
- **possible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popsicle-vs-possible)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oppsicle`, `popiscle`, `poppsicle`, `popscile`, `popsiccle`, `popsicel`, `popsiclle`, `popsilce`, `popssicle`, `pospicle`, `ppopsicle`, `pposicle`

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