# Pugh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pjuː/ · frequency rank #31,719

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh.

## Etymology
From Welsh ap (“son of”) + Huw (“Hugh”).

## Easily confused with
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-put)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pun)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pus)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pur)
- **pull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pull)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-push)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pure)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-puts)
- **pump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pump)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-punk)
- **pulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pulp)
- **punt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-punt)
- **Pune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pune)
- **pups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pups)
- **puke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-puke)
- **puma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-puma)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-putt)
- **puns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-puns)
- **Puig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-puig)

## Common misspellings (6)
`pguh`, `ppugh`, `puggh`, `pughh`, `puhg`, `upgh`

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