Australasien
[aʊ̯sˈtʁaːlˌʔaːzi̯ən]
The verdict
“Australasien” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Region, die Australien, Neuseeland, Neuguinea und Inseln Melanesiens (bisweilen auch (Teile von) Indonesien und ganz Borneo) umfasst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Australasien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sˈtʁaːlˌʔaːzi̯ən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Australasien” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Australasien is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯sˈtʁaːlˌʔaːzi̯ən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Region, die Australien, Neuseeland, Neuguinea und Inseln Melanesiens (bisweilen auch (Teile von) Indonesien und ganz Borneo) umfasst".
Zero misspellings are on record for Australasien in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Australasien, spelled A-U-S-T-R-A-L-A-S-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Region, die Australien, Neuseeland, Neuguinea und Inseln Melanesiens (bisweilen auch (Teile von) Indonesien und ganz Borneo) umfasst
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Australasien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-T-R-A-L-A-S-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯sˈtʁaːlˌʔaːzi̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.