# pub

> English word · Noun · IPA /pʌb/ · frequency rank #4,880

## Definitions
1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

## Etymology
Clipping of public house.

## Easily confused with
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pv)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-put)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pun)
- **PVC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pvc)
- **pug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pug)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pvp)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pus)
- **PWC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pwc)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pur)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pye)
- **pull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pull)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-push)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pure)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-puts)
- **pump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pump)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-punk)
- **pulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pub-vs-pulp)

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