# pit vs putt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pit
*noun · IPA /pɪt/ · frequency rank #4,548*
A hole in the ground.

### putt
*noun · IPA /pʌt/ · frequency rank #23,957*
The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pit-vs-putt