# Italian vs italics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Italian
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈtæl.jən/ · frequency rank #2,211*
Pertaining to Italy.

### italics
*noun · frequency rank #24,206*
Letters in an italic typeface.

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