translucent
/tɹænzˈlu.sənt/adjective, noun
translucent is spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-U-C-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, translucent means “Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in translucent?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-L-U-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 translucent?
Translucent appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 translucent?
- UK /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/
- US /tɹænzˈlu.sənt/
Translucent 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-translucent.wav, En-us-translucent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with translucent?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as translucent from its last stressed vowel (/usənt/):
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 translucent
- more translucent comparative
- most translucent superlative
- translucents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does translucent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
Near-synonym: semitransparent
- 2
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
noun
- 1
Something that is translucent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Translucent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | translucide |
| German | lichtdurchlässig, transparent, transluzent , luzid |
| Portuguese | translúcido, diáfano , claro |
| Spanish | translúcido, transluciente , claro |
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.