# dum

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dʌm/ · frequency rank #23,517

## Definitions
1. cooked with steam

## Etymology
From Hindi दम (dam).

## Easily confused with
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dx)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dy)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dvd)
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-duo)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dye)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dun)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dup)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dur)
- **DWP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dwp)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-duty)
- **dumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dumb)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dust)
- **dump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dump)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dunn)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dunk)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dusk)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dune)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dum-vs-dung)

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