trans
/tɹænz/adjective, noun, verb
trans is spelled T-R-A-N-S: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trans means “In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trans?
| Letters | 5: T-R-A-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trans?
Trans appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trans?
- US /tɹænz/
Trans has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trans.wav, Trans.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trans-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trans?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trans from its last stressed vowel (/ænz/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: snart, starn.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trans
- transes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- transing participle, present
- transed participle, past
- tran-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trans mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.
- 2
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are on opposite sides of the central atom.
The trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands.
- 3
Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.
- 4
Transgender or transsexual.
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- 5
Alternative form of trans*.
noun
- 1
informaloffensiveA trans person.
- 2
plural of tran
- 3
Clipping of translation
- 4
Clipping of transaction.
- 5
Clipping of transmission.
If there really had been a difference and the transes were so forgiving as to be able to tolerate it, then cheaper alternatives like Lubeguard and […]
verb
- 1
To cause to cross from one side to another of (gender, sex or similar).
- 2
offensiveTo render (someone) transgender.
Doctors accused of transing kids.
- 3
offensiveTo become transgender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trans in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trans , trans- , trans* |
| Portuguese | trans , trans- |
| Spanish | trans , trans-, tras- |
| German | trans- |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trans come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin trāns (“on the other side of”). Doublet of très.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).