# Malaysian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ · frequency rank #9,062

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
2. Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
3. Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.

## Etymology
From Malaysia + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Malaysians** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaysian-vs-malaysians)
- **Malayan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malayan-vs-malaysian)
- **Malaysia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaysia-vs-malaysian)

## Common misspellings (13)
`amlaysian`, `maalysian`, `malasyian`, `malayisan`, `malaysain`, `malaysiann`, `malaysina`, `malayssian`, `malayysian`, `mallaysian`, `malyasian`, `mlaaysian`, `mmalaysian`

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