# Turkmenistan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/ · frequency rank #30,629

## Definitions
1. A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

## Etymology
From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”).

## Common misspellings (19)
`trukmenistan`, `tturkmenistan`, `tukrmenistan`, `turkemnistan`, `turkkmenistan`, `turkmeinstan`, `turkmenisatn`, `turkmenisstan`, `turkmenistann`, `turkmenistna`, `turkmenisttan`, `turkmenitsan`, `turkmennistan`, `turkmensitan`, `turkmmenistan`, `turkmneistan`, `turmkenistan`, `turrkmenistan`, `utrkmenistan`

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