# much vs mum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### much
*determiner · IPA /mʌt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #105*
A large amount of.

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

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