# Uruguay vs Uruguayan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Uruguay
*name · IPA /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/ · frequency rank #11,315*
A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.

### Uruguayan
*noun · IPA /ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/ · frequency rank #30,636*
A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

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