transphobia

noun

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"transphobia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“transphobia” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,973
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hatred or fear of, or prejudice against, transgender and transsexual people.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transphobia vs transphobic
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transphobia
PropertyValue
Headwordtransphobia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,973
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transphobia” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). transphobia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around transphobia, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,973 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for transphobia, with forms such as "rtansphobia", "tarnsphobia", and "trannsphobia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transphobic", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From trans- + -phobia or trans + -phobia. The correct English form is transphobia, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hatred or fear of, or prejudice against, transgender and transsexual people.
  2. 2
    The preference of pairs of high-trans effect soft ligands to avoid being mutually trans by becoming cis and having other low-trans effect hard ligands trans to themselves.

Etymology

From trans- + -phobia or trans + -phobia.

Synonyms

cissexismtransphobiatransprejudice

Antonyms

transphiliacisphobia

This word in other languages

transfobia(Español)transphobie(Français)Transphobie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansphobia
  • tarnsphobia
  • trannsphobia
  • tranpshobia
  • transhpobia
  • transphboia
  • transphhobia
  • transphobai
  • transphobbia
  • transphoiba
  • transpohbia
  • transpphobia
  • transsphobia
  • trasnphobia
  • trnasphobia
  • trransphobia
  • ttransphobia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transphobia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtansphobia2tarnsphobia2trannsphobia1tranpshobia2transhpobia2transphboia2transphhobia1transphobai2
Edit distance from "transphobia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transphobia"?
"transphobia" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-A.
What does "transphobia" mean?
As a noun, "transphobia" means: Hatred or fear of, or prejudice against, transgender and transsexual people.
What words are commonly confused with "transphobia"?
"transphobia" is commonly confused with "transphobic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "transphobia"?
From trans- + -phobia or trans + -phobia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “transphobia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “transphobic” - see the side-by-side comparison. transphobia vs transphobic
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list