# Mami vs mum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mami
*noun · IPA [ˈmami] · frequency rank #14,356*
Koseform von Mama

### mum
*noun · IPA [mum] · frequency rank #11,295*
Ester aus Fettsäuren und langkettigen Alkoholen; Wachs

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mami-vs-mum