# Tasmania vs Tasmanian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tasmania
*name · IPA /tæzˈmeɪniə/ · frequency rank #14,436*
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart.

### Tasmanian
*adjective · IPA /tæzˈmeɪniən/ · frequency rank #21,956*
Of, from or relating to the state of Tasmania, Australia.

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