transgene
"transgene" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transgene” is uncommon English (frequency #96,591 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,591
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transgene · transgene · English
transgene · rank #96,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,591
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH transcriptome
Nearest frequency peer: transcriptome (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “transgene”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- townsman
townsman
3,415 corpus weight
- trabecular
trabecular
3,412 corpus weight
- transcripto…
transcriptome
3,411 corpus weight
- transgene
transgene
3,410 corpus weight
- trigonal
trigonal
3,406 corpus weight
- trivalent
trivalent
3,405 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “transgene” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transgene |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transgene” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transgene is uncommon English at frequency #96,591 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for transgene, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From trans- + gene, from 1980s. The correct English form is transgene, spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
Etymology
From trans- + gene, from 1980s.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.