# Mexican vs Mexico

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mexican
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/ · frequency rank #3,571*
A Mexica; an Aztec.

### Mexico
*name · IPA /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #1,832*
A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.

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