transmat
noun, verb
transmat is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transmat means “A teleporter; a fictional device that transfers/transmits matter from one location to another without the object traversing the intervening distance…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transmat is transmats.
How many letters and syllables are in transmat?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-N-S-M-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transmat?
Transmat appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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).
Forms of transmat
- transmats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trans-mat
- transmatting participle, present
- transmatted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transmat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA teleporter; a fictional device that transfers/transmits matter from one location to another without the object traversing the intervening distance as itself.
TIME LORD: Ah. Welcome, Doctor. DOCTOR: What's going on? Don't you realize how dangerous it is to intercept a transmat beam? TIME LORD: Oh, come, Doctor, not with our techniques. We Time Lords transcended such simple mechanical devices when
verb
- 1
UKTo teleport; to (cause to) travel via transmat device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does transmat come from?
Attested since the 1950s, from transmit or transfer and matter; perhaps popularized by the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).