# transcendence

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/ · frequency rank #33,463

## Definitions
1. The act of surpassing usual limits.
2. The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.
3. The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
4. Superior excellence; supereminence.
5. The property of being a transcendental number.

## Etymology
From transcend + -ence.

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

## Common misspellings (22)
`rtanscendence`, `tarnscendence`, `trancsendence`, `trannscendence`, `transccendence`, `transcednence`, `transcendance`, `transcenddence`, `transcendecne`, `transcendencce`, `transcendenec`, `transcendennce`, `transcendnece`, `transcenednce`, `transcenndence`, `transcnedence`, `transecndence`, `transscendence`, `trasncendence`, `trnascendence`, `trranscendence`, `ttranscendence`

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