# cum

> English word · Preposition · IPA /kʌm/ · frequency rank #6,672

## Definitions
1. Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cum (“with”).

## Easily confused with
- **CV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cv)
- **CW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cw)
- **CX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cx)
- **cz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cz)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cut)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cup)
- **cuz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cuz)
- **CVS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cvs)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cur)
- **CVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cvd)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cute)
- **cuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cuts)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cure)
- **cups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cups)
- **cunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cunt)
- **curb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-curb)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-curl)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-curt)
- **cusp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-cusp)
- **curd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cum-vs-curd)

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