# cums vs cuz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cums
*verb · IPA /kʌmz/ · frequency rank #45,869*
third-person singular simple present indicative of cum

### cuz
*adverb · IPA /kʌz/ · frequency rank #8,407*
Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

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