# pits vs puts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pits
*noun · IPA /pɪts/ · frequency rank #10,908*
plural of pit

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pits-vs-puts
