# trance vs tranny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trance
*noun · IPA /tɹɑːns/ · frequency rank #15,296*
A dazed or unconscious condition.

### tranny
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹæ.ni/ · frequency rank #29,866*
A transgender person, especially a trans woman.

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