Tunisian
/tuːˈnɪzi.ən/noun, adjective
Tunisian is spelled T-U-N-I-S-I-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Tunisian means “A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Tunisian is Tunisians.
How many letters and syllables are in Tunisian?
| Letters | 8: T-U-N-I-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Tunisian?
Tunisian appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 Tunisian?
- US /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/
- US /tuːˈnɪʒən/
- UK /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/
Tunisian has 3 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)-Wodencafe-Tunisian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Tunisian
- Tunisians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Tunisian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tunisian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Tunisien, Tunisienne , tunisien |
| German | Tunesier, Tunesierin , tunesisch |
| Portuguese | tunisiano |
| Spanish | tunecino, tunecí |
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 Tunisian come from?
From Tunisia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).