# pounds vs punts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pounds
*noun · IPA /paʊndz/ · frequency rank #2,849*
plural of pound

### punts
*noun · IPA /pʌnts/ · frequency rank #43,864*
plural of punt

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