# putty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpʌti/ · frequency rank #33,380

## Definitions
1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
2. Any of a range of similar substances.
3. Any of a range of similar substances.
4. A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

## Easily confused with
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/put-vs-putty)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puts-vs-putty)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-putty)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitt-vs-putty)
- **punt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/punt-vs-putty)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putt-vs-putty)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puny-vs-putty)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/party-vs-putty)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pussy-vs-putty)
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putin-vs-putty)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petty-vs-putty)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puppy-vs-putty)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-putty)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-putty)
- **puffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-putty)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-putty)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piety-vs-putty)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushy-vs-putty)
- **panty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-putty)
- **Pitts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitts-vs-putty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`pputty`, `ptuty`, `puttyy`, `puty`, `putyt`, `uptty`

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