# African vs American

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### African
*adjective · IPA /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #1,590*
Of or pertaining to Africa.

### American
*noun · IPA /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #303*
A citizen or national of the United States of America.

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