# plugs vs plumb

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plugs
*noun · IPA /plʌɡz/ · frequency rank #15,678*
plural of plug

### plumb
*noun · IPA /plʌm/ · frequency rank #32,124*
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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