# puma

> English word · Noun · IPA /puːmə/ · frequency rank #21,907

## Definitions
1. A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
2. Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
3. A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.

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

## Common misspellings (5)
`pmua`, `ppuma`, `puam`, `pumma`, `upma`

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