# room vs rum

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### room
*noun · IPA /ɹʊm/, /ɹuːm/ · frequency rank #12,330*
espaço

### rum
*noun · IPA /ˈRũ/ · frequency rank #15,451*
aguardente obtida da destilação do melaço fermentado

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/room-vs-rum