# mum vs mush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mush
*noun · IPA /mʌʃ/ · frequency rank #29,390*
A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mush