Tasmanien

[tasˈmaːni̯ən]

/[tasˈmaːni̯ən]/ name

The verdict

“Tasmanien” is uncommon German (frequency #74,066 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,066
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte Insel Australiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-tasmanien · Tasmanien · German

Tasmanien · rank #74,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teigtaschen

Nearest frequency peer: Teigtaschen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tasmanien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tasmanien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tasmanien“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tasmanienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Teigtaschen“ (#74,067), „tarifliche“ (#74,064), „Telefonnetz“ (#74,068). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tasmanien“ bei #74,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tasmanien is uncommon German at frequency #74,066 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [tasˈmaːni̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Tasmanien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tasmanien hat eine einzigartige Flora und Fauna.

Synonyms

LutriwitaTassieVan-Diemens-Land

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); 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tasmanien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list