Amerasian
/ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʒən/noun, adjective
Amerasian is spelled A-M-E-R-A-S-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Amerasian means “A person of mixed American and Asian parentage, especially if their father was an American serviceman or temporary resident stationed in Asia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Amerasian is Amerasians.
How many letters and syllables are in Amerasian?
| Letters | 9: A-M-E-R-A-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Amerasian?
Amerasian appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Amerasian?
- /ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʒən/
- /ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Amerasian
- Amerasians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Amerasian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person of mixed American and Asian parentage, especially if their father was an American serviceman or temporary resident stationed in Asia.
adjective
- 1
Of mixed American and Asian parentage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Amerasian come from?
Blend of American + Asian, modelled after Eurasian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).