# indica vs indio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### 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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