# Guatemala vs Guatemalan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Guatemala
*name · IPA /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/ · frequency rank #12,614*
A country in northern Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Capital: Guatemala City.

### Guatemalan
*noun · frequency rank #32,019*
A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

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