Tanzanian
/ˌtænzəˈniən/noun, adjective
Tanzanian is spelled T-A-N-Z-A-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Tanzanian means “A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Tanzanian is Tanzanians.
How many letters and syllables are in Tanzanian?
| Letters | 9: T-A-N-Z-A-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Tanzanian?
Tanzanian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 Tanzanian?
- US /ˌtænzəˈniən/
Tanzanian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Tanzanian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Tanzanian?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Tanzanian from its last stressed vowel (/iən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Tanzanian
- Tanzanians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Tanzanian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Tanzania, the Tanzanian people or language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tanzanian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Tanzanien, Tanzanienne , tanzanien |
| German | Tansanier, Tansanierin , tansanisch |
| Portuguese | tanzaniano, tanzaniana |
| Spanish | tanzano, tanzana |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Tanzanian come from?
From Tanzania + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).