# Romani vs romano

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Romani
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ · frequency rank #43,351*
A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.

### romano
*noun · frequency rank #26,583*
a hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish

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