# Pakistan vs Pakistani

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pakistan
*name · IPA /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/ · frequency rank #2,748*
A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

### Pakistani
*noun · frequency rank #7,040*
A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

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