# ROM vs rum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ROM
*name · IPA /ɹɒm/ · frequency rank #10,438*
Abbreviation of Romania.

### rum
*noun · IPA /ɹʌm/ · frequency rank #12,492*
A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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