# pottery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒtəɹi/ · frequency rank #11,269

## Definitions
1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
2. A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

## Etymology
From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.

## Easily confused with
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pottery-vs-potty)
- **putter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pottery-vs-putter)
- **powdery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pottery-vs-powdery)
- **poetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poetry-vs-pottery)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poster-vs-pottery)
- **potter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potter-vs-pottery)
- **porter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porter-vs-pottery)
- **potted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potted-vs-pottery)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pottery)
- **pattern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pattern-vs-pottery)
- **potters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potters-vs-pottery)

## Common misspellings (8)
`opttery`, `potetry`, `potterry`, `potteryy`, `potteyr`, `pottrey`, `ppottery`, `ptotery`

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