po

Other forms of po

plural

poes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about po

What does po mean?

po means "a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in po?

po has 1 syllable: po. In IPA it is /ˈpoʊ/.

What is another word for po?

Close synonyms include polonium, atomic number 84, petty officer, P.O., Po River. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is po a common word?

po is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with po?

3 words rhyme with po. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.