# Transvaal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/ · frequency rank #34,726

## Definitions
1. A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
2. A former country in Southern Africa; the Transvaal "Boer republic" state from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

## Etymology
From trans- + Vaal.

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtansvaal`, `tarnsvaal`, `trannsvaal`, `transaval`, `transsvaal`, `transvaall`, `transval`, `transvala`, `transvvaal`, `tranvsaal`, `trasnvaal`, `trnasvaal`, `trransvaal`, `ttransvaal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transvaal