# transcend

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛnd/ · frequency rank #25,624

## Definitions
1. To pass beyond the limits of something.
2. To surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.
3. To climb; to mount.

## Etymology
From Middle English transcenden, from Old French transcender, from Latin transcendere (“to climb over, step over, surpass, transcend”), from trans (“over”) + scandere (“to climb”); see scan; compare ascend, descend.

## Easily confused with
- **transient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transcend-vs-transient)

## Common misspellings (15)
`rtanscend`, `tarnscend`, `trancsend`, `trannscend`, `transccend`, `transcedn`, `transcendd`, `transcennd`, `transcned`, `transecnd`, `transscend`, `trasncend`, `trnascend`, `trranscend`, `ttranscend`

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