# Tanzania

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/ · frequency rank #13,623

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

## Etymology
Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.

## Easily confused with
- **Tasmania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanzania-vs-tasmania)
- **Tanzanian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanzania-vs-tanzanian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`atnzania`, `tanaznia`, `tannzania`, `tanzaina`, `tanzanai`, `tanzannia`, `tanznaia`, `tanzzania`, `taznania`, `tnazania`, `ttanzania`

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