# lei vs lum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lei
*noun · IPA /leɪ/ · frequency rank #23,328*
A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

### lum
*noun · IPA /lʌm/ · frequency rank #47,736*
A chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.

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