# puritan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ · frequency rank #28,678

## Definitions
1. A puritanical person.

## Etymology
See Puritan.

## Easily confused with
- **purity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puritan-vs-purity)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ppuritan`, `pruitan`, `puirtan`, `puriatn`, `puritann`, `puritna`, `purittan`, `purritan`, `purtian`, `upritan`

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