transversal
[tʁansvɛʁˈzaːl]
The verdict
“transversal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quer, senkrecht zu einer gegebenen Richtung oder Achse verlaufend
Corpus desk
Index DE-transversal · transversal · German
transversal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transversal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [tʁansvɛʁˈzaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „transversal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
transversal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [tʁansvɛʁˈzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for transversal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is transversal, spelled T-R-A-N-S-V-E-R-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1quer, senkrecht zu einer gegebenen Richtung oder Achse verlaufend
- 2quer durch den (zur Längsachse orientierten) Körper oder das Organ verlaufend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how transversal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Geometrie bezeichnet eine transversale Gerade eine Linie, die zwei andere Linien schneidet.
Die transversale Ebene des menschlichen Körpers teilt ihn in obere und untere Hälften.
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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.