transparent

/[ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,820

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

transparent is anGermanadj. It means: so dass man hindurchschauen kann; durchscheinend, durchsichtig Pronounced [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt]. It ranks #9,820 in German word frequency. Often confused with Transparenz and transparente.

Key facts for transparent
PropertyValue
Headwordtransparent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,820
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of transparent in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for transparent is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,820 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for transparent, with forms such as "rtansparent", "tarnsparent", and "trannsparent". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Transparenz", "transparente", "transparenten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is transparent, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-A-R-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so dass man hindurchschauen kann; durchscheinend, durchsichtig
  2. 2
    so dass alles offenliegt und leicht verständlich ist; durchschaubar

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansparent,tarnsparent,trannsparent,tranpsarent,transaprent,transpaernt,transparennt,transparentt,transparetn,transparnet,transparrent,transpparent,transpraent,transsparent,trasnparent,trnasparent,trransparent,ttransparent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transparent

Misspelling Variants of "transparent"

rtansparent11tarnsparent11trannsparent12tranpsarent11transaprent11transpaernt11transparennt12transparentt12
Misspelling Variants of "transparent"

Frequency rank: #9,820 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transparent"?
"transparent" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-A-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt].
What does "transparent" mean?
As an adj, "transparent" means: so dass man hindurchschauen kann; durchscheinend, durchsichtig
What words are commonly confused with "transparent"?
"transparent" is commonly confused with "Transparenz", "transparente", "transparenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transparent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transparent" is [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transparent" come from?
"transparent" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.