# pom vs pump

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pom
*noun · IPA [pom] · frequency rank #46,919*
Obstbaum

### pump
*verb · IPA [pʊmp] · frequency rank #24,885*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pumpen

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