transphob

[tʁansˈfoːp]

/[tʁansˈfoːp]/ adj

The verdict

“transphob” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angst (eine Phobie) vor Transsexualität ausdrückend; eine Aversion gegen das Thema Transsexualität habend; ein Konzept von Transsexualität oder zugehörige Personen ablehnend

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Index DE-transphob · transphob · German

transphob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for transphob
PropertyValue
Headwordtransphob
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[tʁansˈfoːp]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „transphob“ im Deutschen

transphobsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transphob is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [tʁansˈfoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angst (eine Phobie) vor Transsexualität ausdrückend; eine Aversion gegen das Thema Transsexualität habend; ein Konzept von Transsexualität oder zugehörige Personen ablehnend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transphob, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is transphob, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angst (eine Phobie) vor Transsexualität ausdrückend; eine Aversion gegen das Thema Transsexualität habend; ein Konzept von Transsexualität oder zugehörige Personen ablehnend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Täter könnte ein homo- oder transphober Mann sein, der im St. Johannsquartier wohnt.”
  2. „Auch wenn in dieser Definition des Europarates rassistische und fremdenfeindliche Äußerungen im Vordergrund stehen, so umfasst sie doch auch sexistische, homo- oder transphobe, ableistische oder klassistische Äußerungen.”

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transphob"?
"transphob" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁansˈfoːp].
What does "transphob" mean?
As an adjective, "transphob" means: Angst (eine Phobie) vor Transsexualität ausdrückend; eine Aversion gegen das Thema Transsexualität habend; ein Konzept von Transsexualität oder zugehörige Personen ablehnend
How do you pronounce "transphob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transphob" is [tʁansˈfoːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transphob" come from?
"transphob" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list