# Indiana vs indica

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Indiana
*name · IPA /ˌɪndiˈænə/ · frequency rank #4,242*
A placename.

### indica
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.dɪ.kə/ · frequency rank #34,935*
Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.

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