# pursuit

> English word · Noun · IPA /pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːt/ · frequency rank #5,906

## Definitions
1. The act of pursuing.
2. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
3. A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
4. prosecution

## Etymology
From Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).

## Easily confused with
- **pursue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursue-vs-pursuit)
- **pursued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursued-vs-pursuit)
- **pursuing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursuing-vs-pursuit)
- **pursuant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursuant-vs-pursuit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ppursuit`, `prusuit`, `purrsuit`, `pursiut`, `purssuit`, `pursuitt`, `pursuti`, `purusit`, `pusruit`, `uprsuit`

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