# Punjab vs Punjabi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Punjab
*name · IPA /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ · frequency rank #11,445*
A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

### Punjabi
*adjective · IPA /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/ · frequency rank #23,643*
Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

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