transect
/tɹænˈsɛkt/verb, noun
transect is spelled T-R-A-N-S-E-C-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, transect means “To divide something by cutting transversely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transect?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-N-S-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transect?
Transect appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 transect?
- /tɹænˈsɛkt/
- /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/
Transect has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transect.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transect
- transects present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- transecting participle, present
- transected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To divide something by cutting transversely.
noun
- 1
A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | transecto |
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 transect come from?
From tran- + sect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).