# bum vs bung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bung
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌŋ/ · frequency rank #48,104*
A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.

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