# lit vs lum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lit
*verb · IPA /ˈlɪt/ · frequency rank #5,231*
simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lit-vs-lum