transclude

verb

"transclude" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“transclude” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To replace a template or other input with its rendered text, such as when parsing wikitext.

Corpus desk

Index EN-transclude · transclude · English

transclude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for transclude
PropertyValue
Headwordtransclude
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “transclude” in English

transcluderanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transclude is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for transclude, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from transclusion. The correct English form is transclude, spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-L-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To replace a template or other input with its rendered text, such as when parsing wikitext.
  2. 2
    To include by transclusion.
  3. 3
    To process fetched data in-line.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how transclude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Transcopyright, Permission to Transclude Publicly.
  2. Finally, at the very bottom of the edit window is a list of transcluded pages—generally, but not always, these are templates (page 17).

Etymology

Back-formation from transclusion.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transclude"?
"transclude" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-L-U-D-E.
What does "transclude" mean?
As a verb, "transclude" means: To replace a template or other input with its rendered text, such as when parsing wikitext.
What is the origin of the word "transclude"?
Back-formation from transclusion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list