# Australasian vs Australian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Australasian
*adjective · frequency rank #36,441*
Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.

### Australian
*noun · IPA /ɒˈstɹeɪljən/ · frequency rank #1,242*
A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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