# Bengal vs Bengali

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bengal
*name · IPA /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ · frequency rank #11,508*
A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

### Bengali
*adjective · IPA /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ · frequency rank #22,008*
Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

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