# gums vs gush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gums
*noun · IPA /ɡʌmz/ · frequency rank #22,102*
plural of gum

### gush
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʌʃ/ · frequency rank #35,744*
A sudden rapid outflow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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