# MN vs mum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### MN
*name · frequency rank #10,728*
Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States.

### mum
*noun · IPA /mʌm/ · frequency rank #3,573*
Mother.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mn-vs-mum