# puja vs puss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### puja
*noun · IPA /ˈpuːdʒə/ · frequency rank #39,500*
A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.

### puss
*noun · IPA /pʊs/ · frequency rank #27,980*
A cat.

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