transhumanism
"transhumanism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transhumanism” is uncommon English (frequency #87,919 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,919
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transhumanism · transhumanism · English
transhumanism · rank #87,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,919
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH transferee
Nearest frequency peer: transferee (-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 “transhumanism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- topos
topos
12,089 corpus weight
- transferee
transferee
12,083 corpus weight
- transhumani…
transhumanism
12,082 corpus weight
- transperson…
transpersonal
12,081 corpus weight
- trebuchet
trebuchet
12,080 corpus weight
- trie
trie
12,078 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “transhumanism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transhumanism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #87,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transhumanism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transhumanism is uncommon English at frequency #87,919 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.".
transhumanism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From trans- + humanism, coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1957. The correct English form is transhumanism, spelled T-R-A-N-S-H-U-M-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
Etymology
From trans- + humanism, coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1957.
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 13 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.