potter around vs putter around

potter around and putter around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potter around	No	No	Yes	No
putter around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, potter around and putter around are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of potter around include potter, putter.

potter around (verb)	putter around (verb)
move around aimlessly	move around aimlessly