# MERS vs mums

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### MERS
*noun · IPA /mɝz/ · frequency rank #45,510*
Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

### mums
*noun · IPA /mʌmz/ · frequency rank #18,138*
plural of mum

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mers-vs-mums