# bru vs bum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bru
*noun · frequency rank #39,718*
bro; bra; term of address for a man

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

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