# puppet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpʌpɪt/ · frequency rank #9,655

## Definitions
1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
2. A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
3. A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

## Etymology
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.

## Easily confused with
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puppet-vs-puppy)
- **puppies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puppet-vs-puppies)
- **pepper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pepper-vs-puppet)
- **pumped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pumped-vs-puppet)
- **pulpit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulpit-vs-puppet)
- **popper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popper-vs-puppet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ppupet`, `ppuppet`, `pupept`, `pupet`, `puppett`, `puppte`, `upppet`

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