# foreign vs foreigner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foreign
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɒɹɪn/ · frequency rank #875*
Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

### foreigner
*noun · IPA /ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,409*
A person from a foreign country.

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