# serrano vs Soriano

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### serrano
*noun · IPA /səˈɹɑːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #36,336*
Ellipsis of serrano pepper, a chili pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum which originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo and is used in cooking.

### Soriano
*name · frequency rank #45,093*
A surname from Spanish.

## Source
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