Transvestit

[tʁansvɛsˈtiːt]

/[tʁansvɛsˈtiːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Transvestit” is uncommon German (frequency #96,380 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,380
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich wie eine Frau kleidender Mann

Corpus desk

Index DE-transvestit · Transvestit · German

Transvestit · rank #96,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,380
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tremor

Nearest frequency peer: Tremor (+2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Transvestit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Transvestit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Transvestit
PropertyValue
HeadwordTransvestit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁansvɛsˈtiːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Transvestit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Transvestitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tremor“ (#96,382), „Tribunals“ (#96,383), „Tritium“ (#96,386). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Transvestit“ bei #96,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Transvestit is uncommon German at frequency #96,380 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁansvɛsˈtiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich wie eine Frau kleidender Mann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Transvestit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Transvestit, spelled T-R-A-N-S-V-E-S-T-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich wie eine Frau kleidender Mann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Said musste Arash oft aus dem Gefängnis boxen. Immer wieder war der Transvestit von den Sittenwächtern verhaftet und demütigenden Untersuchungen ausgesetzt worden. Man vermutete, dass er schwul ist, sagt Said.“
  2. „Der Transvestit, der durch seine Autobiografie "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" bekannt wurde, starb im April 2002.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Transvestit"?
"Transvestit" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-V-E-S-T-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁansvɛsˈtiːt].
What does "Transvestit" mean?
As a noun, "Transvestit" means: sich wie eine Frau kleidender Mann
How do you pronounce "Transvestit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transvestit" is [tʁansvɛsˈtiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transvestit" come from?
"Transvestit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Transvestit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list