# Australian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɒˈstɹeɪljən/ · frequency rank #1,242

## Definitions
1. A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
2. A person from the continent of Australia.
3. A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).

## Etymology
From Australia + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Austrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/australian-vs-austrian)
- **Australia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/australia-vs-australian)
- **Australasian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/australasian-vs-australian)

## Common misspellings (14)
`asutralian`, `ausrtalian`, `ausstralian`, `austarlian`, `austrailan`, `australain`, `australiann`, `australina`, `australlian`, `austrlaian`, `austrralian`, `austtralian`, `autsralian`, `uastralian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/australian