# Latino vs lino

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Latino
*adjective · IPA /ləˈtiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,776*
Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.

### lino
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪnəʊ/ · frequency rank #38,477*
Clipping of linoleum.

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