# um vs us

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### um
*intj · IPA /ʌm/ · frequency rank #5,846*
Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.

### us
*pronoun · IPA /əs/ · frequency rank #95*
Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/um-vs-us