# mum vs mutt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mutt
*noun · IPA /mʌt/ · frequency rank #31,665*
A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

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