# slums vs stumps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slums
*noun · IPA /slʌmz/ · frequency rank #22,511*
plural of slum

### stumps
*noun · frequency rank #24,923*
close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the umpires)

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