# nation vs native

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### nation
*noun · IPA /na.sjɔ̃/ · frequency rank #23,512*
Nación.

### native
*adjective · IPA /na.tiv/ · frequency rank #38,262*
Nativa, forma femenina de natif.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/nation-vs-native