transsexuality

noun

"transsexuality" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“transsexuality” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state, condition, or properties of being transsexual.

Corpus desk

Index EN-transsexuality · transsexuality · English

transsexuality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for transsexuality
PropertyValue
Headwordtranssexuality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “transsexuality” in English

transsexualitysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transsexuality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transsexuality, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From trans- + sexuality or transsexual + -ity. The correct English form is transsexuality, spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state, condition, or properties of being transsexual.
  2. 2
    The psychological diagnosis of gender identity disorder.

Etymology

From trans- + sexuality or transsexual + -ity.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transsexuality"?
"transsexuality" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "transsexuality" mean?
As a noun, "transsexuality" means: The state, condition, or properties of being transsexual.
What is the origin of the word "transsexuality"?
From trans- + sexuality or transsexual + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list