# pound vs pun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pound
*noun · IPA /paʊnd/ · frequency rank #4,180*
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.

### pun
*verb · IPA /pʌn/ · frequency rank #13,993*
To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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