Tasmanien

[tasˈmaːni̯ən]

/[tasˈmaːni̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Tasmanien” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,066 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#74,066
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größte Insel Australiens

Key facts for Tasmanien
PropertyValue
HeadwordTasmanien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[tasˈmaːni̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tasmanien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tasmanien lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tasmanien is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tasˈmaːni̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,066 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "größte Insel Australiens".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tasmanien, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tasmanien, spelled T-A-S-M-A-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    größte Insel Australiens

Synonyms

LutriwitaTassieVan-Diemens-Land

This word in other languages

Tasmania(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tasmanien"?
"Tasmanien" is spelled T-A-S-M-A-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tasˈmaːni̯ən].
What does "Tasmanien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tasmanien" means: größte Insel Australiens
How do you pronounce "Tasmanien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tasmanien" is [tasˈmaːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tasmanien" come from?
"Tasmanien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tasmanien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-S-M-A-N-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tasˈmaːni̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list