# CMV vs cur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CMV
*noun · frequency rank #46,987*
Initialism of cytomegalovirus.

### cur
*noun · IPA /kɜː/ · frequency rank #31,941*
A contemptible or inferior dog.

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