# Indies vs indio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Indies
*name · IPA /ˈɪndiz/ · frequency rank #10,868*
The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.

### 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
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