# scrotum vs scrum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scrotum
*noun · IPA /ˈskɹəʊ.təm/ · frequency rank #35,067*
The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

### scrum
*noun · IPA /skɹʌm/ · frequency rank #21,057*
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

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