# bums vs burns

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bums
*verb · IPA [bʊms] · frequency rank #37,424*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bumsen

### burns
*verb · IPA [bɜːnz] · frequency rank #23,460*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs burn

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bums-vs-burns