# Belgian vs Belgium

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Belgian
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #9,287*
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

### Belgium
*name · IPA /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/ · frequency rank #5,575*
A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

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