# Bahamas vs Bahamian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bahamas
*name · IPA /bəˈhɑː.məz/ · frequency rank #14,276*
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

### Bahamian
*adjective · IPA /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/ · frequency rank #49,773*
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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