transduce
verb
transduce is spelled T-R-A-N-S-D-U-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, transduce means “To convert energy from one form to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transduce?
| Letters | 9: T-R-A-N-S-D-U-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is transduce?
Transduce appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 transduce?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transduce.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transduce
- transduces present, singular, he/she/it
- transducing participle, present
- transduced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transduce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To convert energy from one form to another.
- 2
To transfer or copy genetic material from one cell or virus into another.
- 3
To transfer or convert information from one form or medium to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transduce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | transducer, transduccionar |
| French | transducier |
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 transduce come from?
1949, back-formation from transducer, from Latin trānsdūcō, from Latin trans (“across”, preposition) + dūcō (“lead, guide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).