# pups vs pussy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pups
*noun · IPA /pʌps/ · frequency rank #19,180*
plural of pup

### pussy
*noun · IPA /ˈpʊ.si/ · frequency rank #4,790*
A cat.

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