# RP vs rum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### RP
*noun · IPA /ɑː(ɹ)piː/ · frequency rank #11,788*
Initialism of Received Pronunciation.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
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