transsexual
trans·sex·ual/tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/adjective, noun
transsexual is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L: 11 letters and 3 syllables (trans·sex·ual). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transsexual?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: trans·sex·ual |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transsexual?
Transsexual appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 transsexual?
- UK /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/
- UK /tɹɑːnz-/
- UK /tɹæns-/
Transsexual has 3 syllables, split trans·sex·ual in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-US-transsexual.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transsexual.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transsexual
- more transsexual comparative
- most transsexual superlative
- transexual rare
- transsexuals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transsexual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
datedOf 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
datedOf or relating to such a change.
noun
- 1
datedoffensiveA transsexual person.
He claimed that they had this wonderful and loving relationship in which the transsexual-to-be had felt that his suitor truly loved him the way he was and didn’t want him to have the surgery, […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transsexual?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of transsexual: TS.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transsexual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transsexuel, transsexuelle |
| German | transsexuell , Transsexueller, Transsexuelle |
| Portuguese | transexual |
| Spanish | transexual |
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.