transpacific
/ˌtɹæns.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/
"transpacific" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transpacific” is uncommon English (frequency #88,943 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,943
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transpacific · transpacific · English
transpacific · rank #88,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,943
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Tralee
Nearest frequency peer: Tralee (-1 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 “transpacific”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tractive
tractive
11,060 corpus weight
- Tralee
Tralee
11,059 corpus weight
- transpacific
transpacific
11,058 corpus weight
- tranter
tranter
11,057 corpus weight
- Trekker
Trekker
11,056 corpus weight
- Trentino
Trentino
11,054 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “transpacific” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transpacific |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌtɹæns.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #88,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transpacific” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transpacific is uncommon English at frequency #88,943 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌtɹæns.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.".
Zero misspellings are on record for transpacific in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From trans- + Pacific. The correct English form is transpacific, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-A-C-I-F-I-C.
Definition
- 1On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Etymology
From trans- + Pacific.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 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.