# Bau vs bum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bau
*name · frequency rank #48,609*
A surname.

### bum
*noun · IPA /bʌm/ · frequency rank #10,339*
The buttocks.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bau-vs-bum