transmigration
"transmigration" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transmigration” is uncommon English (frequency #85,870 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,870
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Departure from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transmigration · transmigration · English
transmigration · rank #85,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,870
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Toscano
Nearest frequency peer: Toscano (-2 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 “transmigration”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Toombs
Toombs
14,136 corpus weight
- Toscano
Toscano
14,133 corpus weight
- transmigrat…
transmigration
14,131 corpus weight
- trumping
trumping
14,129 corpus weight
- TSMC
TSMC
14,128 corpus weight
- typological
typological
14,126 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “transmigration” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transmigration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #85,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transmigration” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transmigration is uncommon English at frequency #85,870 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for transmigration in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin trānsmigrātiō. The correct English form is transmigration, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Departure from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.
- 2A change from one state of existence to another.
- 3The movement of a soul from one body to another after death.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trānsmigrātiō.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "transmigration"?
What does "transmigration" mean?
What is the origin of the word "transmigration"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transmigration", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 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.