# Malabar vs Malayan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Malabar
*name · IPA /ˈmæləˌbɑː/ · frequency rank #45,503*
The region of coastal southwestern India, principally the modern state of Kerala.

### Malayan
*noun · IPA /məˈleɪən/ · frequency rank #47,177*
A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia

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