# mum vs mun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mun
*verb · IPA /mʌn/ · frequency rank #28,631*
Must.

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