# pounced

> English word · Verb · IPA /paʊnst/ · frequency rank #48,980

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of pounce

## Easily confused with
- **pound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounced-vs-pound)
- **poured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounced-vs-poured)
- **pruned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounced-vs-pruned)
- **punched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounced-vs-punched)
- **pounder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounced-vs-pounder)
- **ponce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ponce-vs-pounced)
- **pounce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounce-vs-pounced)
- **pointed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-pounced)
- **plunged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plunged-vs-pounced)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opunced`, `ponuced`, `poucned`, `pouncced`, `pouncde`, `pouncedd`, `pounecd`, `pounnced`, `ppounced`, `puonced`

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