transgenderism
trans·gen·der·ism/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/noun
transgenderism is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-E-N-D-E-R-I-S-M: 14 letters and 4 syllables (trans·gen·der·ism). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transgenderism means “The state of being transgender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transgenderism is transgenderisms.
How many letters and syllables are in transgenderism?
| Letters | 14: T-R-A-N-S-G-E-N-D-E-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: trans·gen·der·ism |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 transgenderism?
Transgenderism appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 transgenderism?
- UK /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/
- UK /tɹɑːnz-/
- UK /tɹæns-/
Transgenderism has 4 syllables, split trans·gen·der·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-transgenderism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transgenderism
- transgenderisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transgenderism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe state of being transgender.
the International Journal of Transgenderism
- 2
derogatoryoffensiveA purported ideology behind transgender identities, trans activism and trans rights movements; transness as an ideology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transgenderism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being transgender:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transgendérisme, transgenrisme |
| German | Transgeschlechtlichkeit |
| Portuguese | transgenderismo, transgeneridade |
| Spanish | transgenerismo, transgeneridad |
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 transgenderism come from?
From transgender + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).