# flume vs Frome

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flume
*noun · IPA /fluːm/ · frequency rank #36,562*
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

### Frome
*name · IPA /ˈfɹuːm/ · frequency rank #44,215*
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7848).

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