# Pooh vs Pugh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pooh
*name · IPA /puː/ · frequency rank #19,943*
Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh.

### Pugh
*name · IPA /pjuː/ · frequency rank #31,719*
A surname from Welsh.

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