# Nigerian

> English word · Noun · IPA /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/ · frequency rank #6,493

## Definitions
1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

## Etymology
From Nigeria + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Nigeria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigeria-vs-nigerian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ingerian`, `ngierian`, `niegrian`, `nigeiran`, `nigerain`, `nigeriann`, `nigerina`, `nigerrian`, `niggerian`, `nigreian`, `nnigerian`

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