# transient

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/ · frequency rank #17,982

## Definitions
1. Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
2. Remaining for only a brief time.
3. Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
4. having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
5. Occasional; isolated; one-off
6. Passing through; passing from one person to another.
7. Intermediate.
8. Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.

## Etymology
From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).

## Easily confused with
- **transit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transient-vs-transit)
- **transcend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transcend-vs-transient)

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtansient`, `tarnsient`, `tranisent`, `trannsient`, `transeint`, `transiennt`, `transientt`, `transietn`, `transinet`, `transsient`, `trasnient`, `trnasient`, `trransient`, `ttransient`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transient