# pubescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/ · frequency rank #44,425

## Definitions
1. At or just after the age of puberty.
2. Covered with down or fine hairs.

## Etymology
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`pbuescent`, `ppubescent`, `pubbescent`, `pubecsent`, `pubesccent`, `pubescennt`, `pubescentt`, `pubescetn`, `pubescnet`, `pubesecnt`, `pubesscent`, `pubsecent`, `puebscent`, `upbescent`

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