Tsushima

/tsuːʃiːmə/

//tsuːʃiːmə// name

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"tsushima" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tsushima” is uncommon English (frequency #79,152 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,152
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tsushima · Tsushima · English

Tsushima · rank #79,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,152
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH TTR

Nearest frequency peer: TTR (+1 rank slots)

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tsushima”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tsushima” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tsushima
PropertyValue
HeadwordTsushima
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tsuːʃiːmə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tsushima” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Tsushimalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “TTR” (#79,153), “turbid” (#79,154), “UEA” (#79,155). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tsushima is uncommon English at frequency #79,152 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /tsuːʃiːmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Tsushima has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō. The correct English form is Tsushima, spelled T-S-U-S-H-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
  2. 2
    A city in Nagasaki, Japan, coterminous with the main island of Tsushima.
  3. 3
    An archipelago of Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.
  4. 4
    A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Tsushima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace.

Etymology

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

This word in other languages

Tsushima(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tsushima"?
"Tsushima" is spelled T-S-U-S-H-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tsuːʃiːmə/.
What does "Tsushima" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tsushima" means: An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
How do you pronounce "Tsushima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tsushima" is /tsuːʃiːmə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Tsushima"?
Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tsushima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list