# Africa vs african

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Africa
*name · IPA \ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə\ · frequency rank #13,725*
Afrique.

### african
*adjective · IPA \afɾiˈka\ · frequency rank #23,746*
Africain.

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