# Niger vs Nigeria

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### Nigeria
*name · IPA /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/ · frequency rank #4,100*
A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

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