transfinite
/tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/adjective, noun
transfinite is an adjective meaning “Beyond finite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-I-N-I-T-E, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does transfinite mean?
adjective
- 1
Beyond finite.
- 2
Relating to transfinite numbers.
noun
- 1
A transfinite number.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce transfinite?
- /tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transfinite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transfinite
- transfinites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is transfinite?
Transfinite appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Transfinite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beyond finite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transfini |
| German | transfinit |
| Portuguese | transfinito |
| Spanish | transfinito |
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 transfinite come from?
From German transfinit, coined by Georg Cantor, equivalent to trans- + finite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).