# American vs Amerita

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Amerita
*name · IPA [ameˈɾit̪a] · frequency rank #28,627*
Apellido.

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