# pub vs pup

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pub
*noun · IPA /pʌb/ · frequency rank #4,880*
A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pup