# prep vs pup

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prep
*noun · IPA /pɹɛp/ · frequency rank #7,833*
Preparation.

### pup
*noun · IPA /pʌp/ · frequency rank #12,305*
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

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