transphobic

Name: transphobic, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“transphobic” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,486
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibiting transphobia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-transphobic · transphobic · English

transphobic · rank #40,486 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,486
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH transference

Nearest frequency peer: transference (-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.

toolbar

59,519
transference

59,516
transphobic

59,515
tribulation

59,513
trill

59,512
twisty

59,511

What this shows “transphobic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

transphobic vs transphobia

91% similar

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

Key facts for transphobic
Property	Value
Headword	transphobic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#40,486
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “transphobic”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).transphobiclands here:

#40,486

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “transference” (#40,485), “tribulation” (#40,488), “trill” (#40,489). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “transphobic” is #40,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around transphobic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,486 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Exhibiting transphobia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transphobic, with forms such as "rtansphobic", "tarnsphobic", and "trannsphobic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transphobia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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

Definition

1
Exhibiting transphobia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how transphobic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

And it too closely parallels transphobic attacks that charge: "Once a man, always a man; once a woman, always a woman."
When 64% of trans pupils say they are bullied for being LGBTQ+ at school, almost half of those bullied never tell anyone about it, and 46% say they hear transphobic language “frequently” at school, it’s fair to say there is a crisis in our education system around tackling bullying, violence, harassment and social exclusion.

Etymology

From trans- + -phobic.

This word in other languages

transfóbico(Español)transphobe(Français)transfeindlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rtansphobic
tarnsphobic
trannsphobic
tranpshobic
transhpobic
transphboic
transphhobic
transphobbic
transphobci
transphobicc
transphoibc
transpohbic
transpphobic
transsphobic
trasnphobic
trnasphobic
trransphobic
ttransphobic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "transphobic"

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 "transphobic"?

"transphobic" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-C.

What does "transphobic" mean?

As an adjective, "transphobic" means: Exhibiting transphobia.

What words are commonly confused with "transphobic"?

"transphobic" is commonly confused with "transphobia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "transphobic"?

From trans- + -phobic. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transphobic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tribulation#40,488 subjugation#40,468 shipwrecked#40,443 searchlight#40,436

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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