# plum

> English word · Noun · IPA /plʌm/ · frequency rank #13,984

## Definitions
1. The fruit and its tree.
2. The fruit and its tree.
3. The fruit and its tree.
4. The fruit and its tree.
5. The fruit and its tree.
6. The fruit and its tree.
7. The fruit and its tree.
8. The fruit and its tree.
9. The fruit and its tree.
10. The fruit and its tree.
11. The fruit and its tree.
12. The fruit and its tree.
13. The fruit and its tree.
14. The fruit and its tree.
15. The fruit and its tree.
16. Extended senses.
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## Etymology
From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pm)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pu)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-put)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pub)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pun)
- **pom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pom)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-ply)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-ppm)
- **pug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pug)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pus)
- **PSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-psu)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pur)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-plus)
- **pump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pump)
- **poem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-poem)
- **pour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-pour)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-prom)
- **prem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-prem)
- **puma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plum-vs-puma)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lpum`, `pllum`, `plmu`, `plumm`, `pplum`, `pulm`

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