pum
Spanish, interjection/ˈpum/
pum is spelled P-U-M (3 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,033rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pum is a Spanish interjection meaning “pow (the sound of a pistol-shot)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pum mean in English?
interjection
- 1
pow (the sound of a pistol-shot)
- 2
pow (the sound of a violent impact, such as a punch)
- 3
pow (the sound of an explosion)
- 4
bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Onomatopeya de una explosión o golpe fuerte. 2. Pedo, flatulencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pum
- ¡pum! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pum?
- /ˈpum/
- [ˈpũm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pum in Spanish?
pum appears 3.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).