# Mg vs mum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mg
*abbrev · frequency rank #5,394*
Magnesium

### 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/mg-vs-mum