# poner vs poor

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### poner
*verb · IPA [poˈneɾ] · frequency rank #490*
Dejar un objeto dentro de otro.

### poor
*adjective · IPA /pʊə(ɹ)/ (sin la fusión pour–poor) · frequency rank #36,760*
Pobre.

## Source
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