# Tatum vs tum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tatum
*name · frequency rank #19,228*
A habitational surname from Old English.

### tum
*noun · IPA /tʌm/ · frequency rank #26,641*
shortened form of tummy

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