pubes
/ˈpjuːbiːz/
"pubes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pubes” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #42,838 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,838
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pubes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpjuːbiːz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #42,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pubes” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pubes is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpjuːbiːz/. Corpus data places it at rank #42,838 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pubes, with forms such as "pbues", "ppubes", and "pubbes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pus", "pure", "puts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty. The correct English form is pubes, spelled P-U-B-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)
Etymology
From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pbues,ppubes,pubbes,pubess,pubse,puebs,upbes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pubes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pubes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-U-B-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpjuːbiːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pus” - see the side-by-side comparison. pubes vs pus
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.