Transylvanian
"transylvanian" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Transylvanian” is uncommon English (frequency #79,143 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,143
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - From, or pertaining to, Transylvania or its people.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transylvanian · Transylvanian · English
Transylvanian · rank #79,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,143
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Treves
Nearest frequency peer: Treves (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “Transylvanian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Torvalds
Torvalds
20,863 corpus weight
- trackside
trackside
20,861 corpus weight
- Transylvani…
Transylvanian
20,858 corpus weight
- Treves
Treves
20,856 corpus weight
- Triplett
Triplett
20,854 corpus weight
- trisomy
trisomy
20,853 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Transylvanian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Transylvanian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #79,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Transylvanian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Transylvanian is uncommon English at frequency #79,143 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "From, or pertaining to, Transylvania or its people.".
Transylvanian has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Transylvania + -an. The correct English form is Transylvanian, spelled T-R-A-N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1From, or pertaining to, Transylvania or its people.
Etymology
From Transylvania + -an.
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 "Transylvanian"?
What does "Transylvanian" mean?
What is the origin of the word "Transylvanian"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Transylvanian", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).