# American vs americano

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### americano
*noun · frequency rank #44,057*
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.

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