# PCT vs puts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PCT
*name · frequency rank #23,938*
Initialism of Patent Cooperation Treaty.

### puts
*verb · IPA /pʊts/ · frequency rank #2,852*
third-person singular simple present indicative of put

## Source
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