# porn

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɔːn/ · frequency rank #3,016

## Definitions
1. Pornography.
2. A pornographic work.
3. Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a sensational manner.
4. Material that provides illicit gratification of an obsessive or unhealthy interest in something.

## Etymology
Clipping of pornography. Attested from mid-20th century.

## Easily confused with
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pr)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pro)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pos)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pun)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pow)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pov)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pry)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pox)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-prs)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-post)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-port)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pure)
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pose)
- **pour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pour)
- **pots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-pots)
- **posh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porn-vs-posh)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oprn`, `ponr`, `pornn`, `porrn`, `pporn`, `pron`

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