# dum vs dummy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dum
*adjective · IPA /dʌm/ · frequency rank #23,517*
cooked with steam

### dummy
*noun · IPA /ˈdʌmi/ · frequency rank #12,229*
A silent person; a person who does not talk.

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