# translucent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/ · frequency rank #22,252

## Definitions
1. Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
2. Clear, lucid, or transparent.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *trānts
Latin trāns
Latin trāns-
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti
Proto-Italic *loukeō
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Italic *loukēō
Latin lūceō
Latin trānslūceō
Latin trānslūcēnsbor.
English translucent
From Latin trānslūcentem, accusative of trānslūcēns, present participle of trānslūcēre.

## Common misspellings (18)
`rtanslucent`, `tarnslucent`, `tranlsucent`, `trannslucent`, `translcuent`, `transllucent`, `transluccent`, `translucennt`, `translucentt`, `translucetn`, `translucnet`, `transluecnt`, `transslucent`, `transulcent`, `trasnlucent`, `trnaslucent`, `trranslucent`, `ttranslucent`

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