# punt

> English word · Noun · IPA /pʌnt/ · frequency rank #15,485

## Definitions
1. A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.

## Etymology
From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.

## Easily confused with
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-put)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-pup)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-pus)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-pur)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-push)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-pure)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-puts)
- **pups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-pups)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-putt)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-puss)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-puri)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-puny)
- **purr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-purr)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-putty)
- **punts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-punts)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-punter)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pt-vs-punt)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pu-vs-punt)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pet-vs-punt)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pot-vs-punt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`pnut`, `ppunt`, `punnt`, `puntt`, `putn`, `upnt`

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