# plush vs puss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plush
*adjective · IPA /plʌʃ/ · frequency rank #18,920*
Very extravagant.

### puss
*noun · IPA /pʊs/ · frequency rank #27,980*
A cat.

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