# tranny

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹæ.ni/ · frequency rank #29,866

## Definitions
1. A transgender person, especially a trans woman.
2. A transistor radio.
3. A vehicle's transmission.
4. An electrical transformer.
5. A transition between moves.
6. A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next.
7. A Ford Transit (type of van).

## Etymology
All are shortened forms of the indicated terms (most of which start with the prefix trans-) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **tray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tranny-vs-tray)
- **trans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tranny-vs-trans)
- **trendy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tranny-vs-trendy)
- **trashy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tranny-vs-trashy)
- **tyranny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tranny-vs-tyranny)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tranny)
- **train** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/train-vs-tranny)
- **Tracy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracy-vs-tranny)
- **tawny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tawny-vs-tranny)
- **tangy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tranny)
- **trains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trains-vs-tranny)
- **trance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trance-vs-tranny)
- **Tracey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracey-vs-tranny)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rtanny`, `tarnny`, `trannyy`, `trany`, `tranyn`, `trnany`, `trranny`, `ttranny`

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