# Indian vs indio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Indian
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,309*
Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.

### indio
*noun · frequency rank #42,201*
A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific, and East Asia formerly subject to Spain or Portugal, specifically a Native American in Mexico or Brazil, or an indigenous inhabitant of the Philippines.

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