# western vs westerner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### western
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɛstɚn/ · frequency rank #1,064*
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

### westerner
*noun · frequency rank #49,719*
A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

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