# PTO vs put

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PTO
*noun · frequency rank #36,300*
Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

### put
*verb · IPA /pʊt/ · frequency rank #209*
To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

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