transhumance
/tɹænzˈhjuːməns/
"transhumance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transhumance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transhumance · transhumance · English
transhumance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transhumance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “transhumance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
transhumance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for transhumance, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”). The correct English form is transhumance, spelled T-R-A-N-S-H-U-M-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how transhumance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are rites of spring in the mountains, and this week I followed the transhumance, the annual movement of cattle, from their lower valley winter quarters up to the higher pastures.
Etymology
Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.