Pups

[puːps]

/[puːps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pups” is uncommon German (frequency #71,746 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,746
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem Darm entweichende Verdauungsgase

Corpus desk

Index DE-pups · Pups · German

Pups · rank #71,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,746
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Punktsieg

Nearest frequency peer: Punktsieg (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pups“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pups“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pups
PropertyValue
HeadwordPups
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puːps]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,746
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pups“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pupsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Punktsieg“ (#71,745), „Putt“ (#71,747), „psychotischen“ (#71,744). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pups“ bei #71,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pups is uncommon German at frequency #71,746 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [puːps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus dem Darm entweichende Verdauungsgase".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pups in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pups, spelled P-U-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus dem Darm entweichende Verdauungsgase

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Pups appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hier stinkt es aber. Hat jemand von euch einen Pups gelassen?

Synonyms

FlatusPupserWindAftersausenFurz

This word in other languages

fart(English)pedo(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pups"?
"Pups" is spelled P-U-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is [puːps].
What does "Pups" mean?
As a noun, "Pups" means: aus dem Darm entweichende Verdauungsgase
How do you pronounce "Pups"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pups" is [puːps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pups" come from?
"Pups" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pups", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Putt#71,747pari#71,692nier#71,660MRSA#71,638

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list