# nation vs national

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nation
*noun · IPA /ˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #14,912*
nação

### national
*adjective · IPA /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/ Audio^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #5,661*
nacional

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