transsexual

Name: transsexual, English Word Data
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/tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/

//tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“transsexual” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,498 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#29,498
frequency rank, English: 11
letters: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery ...

Key facts for transsexual
Property	Value
Headword	transsexual
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#29,498
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transsexual” 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). transsexual lands here:

#29,498

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for transsexual is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,498 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for transsexual, with forms such as "rtanssexual", "tarnssexual", and "trannssexual". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Italic *trānts Latin trāns Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor.… The correct English form is transsexual, spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L.

Definition

1
Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).
2
Of or relating to such a change.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Italic *trānts Latin trāns Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexual From trans- + sexual. Introduced to English along with transsexualism by David Oliver Cauldwell in 1949, based on the German word Transsexualismus coined by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1923. Popularized in the mid 1960s, around the same time that transgender was coined; transgender had become an umbrella term and largely but not entirely displaced transsexual by the 1990s.

Synonyms

transsex transsexed

This word in other languages

transexual(Español)transsexuel(Français)transsexuell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtanssexual,tarnssexual,trannssexual,transesxual,transexual,transseuxal,transsexaul,transsexuall,transsexula,transsexxual,transsxeual,trasnsexual,trnassexual,trranssexual,ttranssexual

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transsexual - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "transsexual"

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 "transsexual"?

"transsexual" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/.

What does "transsexual" mean?

As an adjective, "transsexual" means: Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery ...

What are common misspellings of "transsexual"?

Common misspellings include "rtanssexual", "tarnssexual", "trannssexual", "transesxual", "transexual". The correct spelling is "transsexual".

How do you pronounce "transsexual"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transsexual" is /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "transsexual"?

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Using “transsexual”

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

The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.