# plush

> English word · Adjective · IPA /plʌʃ/ · frequency rank #18,920

## Definitions
1. Very extravagant.
2. Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious.
3. Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).

## Etymology
From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft".

## Easily confused with
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pus)
- **psh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-psh)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-push)
- **posh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-posh)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-puss)
- **Pugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pugh)
- **pouch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pouch)
- **Pluto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pluto)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pushy)
- **Polish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-polish)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plus-vs-plush)
- **plug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plug-vs-plush)
- **plum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-plush)
- **pause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pause-vs-plush)
- **plugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plugs-vs-plush)
- **plume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plume-vs-plush)
- **plump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plump-vs-plush)
- **pluck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pluck-vs-plush)
- **plums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plums-vs-plush)
- **plumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plumb-vs-plush)

## Common misspellings (8)
`lpush`, `pllush`, `plsuh`, `pluhs`, `plushh`, `plussh`, `pplush`, `pulsh`

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