# puberty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ · frequency rank #15,684

## Definitions
1. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
2. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
3. The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
4. The period when a plant begins to flower.

## Etymology
From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).

## Easily confused with
- **poverty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poverty-vs-puberty)

## Common misspellings (11)
`pbuerty`, `ppuberty`, `pubberty`, `puberrty`, `pubertty`, `pubertyy`, `puberyt`, `pubetry`, `pubrety`, `puebrty`, `upberty`

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