# Nigel vs Niger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nigel
*name · IPA /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/ · frequency rank #10,093*
A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.

### Niger
*name · IPA /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,080*
A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.

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