# nigga vs nigger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nigga
*noun · IPA /ˈnɪɡə/ · frequency rank #12,466*
Pronunciation spelling of nigger.

### nigger
*noun · IPA /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #18,375*
A black person; a person of black African descent.

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