# rigour vs rumour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rigour
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #43,349*
Severity or strictness.

### rumour
*noun · IPA /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,709*
British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.

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