# CPU

> English word · Noun · IPA /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ · frequency rank #10,835

## Definitions
1. Initialism of central processing unit.
2. Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
3. The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer.
4. Initialism of clinical practice unit.

## Easily confused with
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-ct)
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cr)
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cs)
- **CV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cv)
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cu)
- **CW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cw)
- **CX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cx)
- **cz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cz)
- **CQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cq)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cut)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cup)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cry)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cum)
- **cuz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cuz)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cue)
- **Cub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cub)
- **CSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-css)
- **CVS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-cvs)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-csi)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpu-vs-csr)

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