# Pugh vs put

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pugh
*name · IPA /pjuː/ · frequency rank #31,719*
A surname from Welsh.

### 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/pugh-vs-put