# potion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #19,169

## Definitions
1. A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

## Etymology
From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.

## Easily confused with
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potion-vs-putin)
- **Python** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potion-vs-python)
- **proton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potion-vs-proton)
- **poon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poon-vs-potion)
- **patio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patio-vs-potion)
- **polio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-potion)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paton-vs-potion)
- **poison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poison-vs-potion)
- **patron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patron-vs-potion)
- **Patton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patton-vs-potion)
- **photon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photon-vs-potion)
- **pinion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-potion)
- **portion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portion-vs-potion)
- **pontoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pontoon-vs-potion)
- **position** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/position-vs-potion)
- **portions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portions-vs-potion)

## Common misspellings (7)
`poiton`, `potino`, `potionn`, `potoin`, `pottion`, `ppotion`, `ptoion`

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