# bruv vs bum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bruv
*noun · IPA /bɹʌv/ · frequency rank #37,837*
Brother, mate, friend.

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

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