# puffin vs puffy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### puffin
*noun · IPA /ˈpʌfɪn/ · frequency rank #43,862*
The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.

### puffy
*adjective · IPA /ˈpʌfi/ · frequency rank #24,557*
Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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