transgenic
/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/adjective, noun
transgenic is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-E-N-I-C: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, transgenic means “Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transgenic?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-N-S-G-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transgenic?
Transgenic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 transgenic?
- UK /tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/
- UK /tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/
Transgenic has 3 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).
What rhymes with transgenic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as transgenic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnɪk/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transgenic
- transgenics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transgenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.
noun
- 1
An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transgenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense genetically modified:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transgénique |
| German | transgen |
| Portuguese | transgênico, transgénico |
| Spanish | transgénico |
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 transgenic come from?
From trans- + -genic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).