# American vs americano

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### American
*adjective · IPA /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #5,459*
Americano.

### americano
*adjective · IPA [ameɾiˈkano] · frequency rank #2,539*
Originario, relativo a, o propio de América.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/american-vs-americano