# puja

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpuːdʒə/ · frequency rank #39,500

## Definitions
1. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

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

## Common misspellings (5)
`pjua`, `ppuja`, `puaj`, `pujja`, `upja`

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