# Puff vs pump

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Puff
*noun · IPA [pʊf] · frequency rank #18,361*
ein leichter, harmloser Schlag

### pump
*verb · IPA [pʊmp] · frequency rank #24,885*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pumpen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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