transnational
adjective, noun
transnational is spelled T-R-A-N-S-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, transnational means “Between or beyond national boundaries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transnational?
| Letters | 13: T-R-A-N-S-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is transnational?
Transnational appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 transnational?
Transnational has 4 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-transnational.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transnational
- more transnational comparative
- most transnational superlative
- transnationals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transnational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Between or beyond national boundaries.
- 2
Involving several nations or nationalities.
noun
- 1
Someone operating in several countries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transnational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense between or beyond national boundaries:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transnational |
| German | transnational, grenzüberschreitend |
| Portuguese | transnacional |
| Spanish | transnacional |
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.
Where does transnational come from?
From trans- + national.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).