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trans

Spanish, noun/ˈtɾans/

trans is spelled T-R-A-N-S (5 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trans is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a trans person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does trans mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    transgender, trans

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineoffensivea trans person

prefix

as trans-
  1. 1

    trans- (all senses)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Significa "más allá", "del otro lado", "a través de". 2. Unido a una cualidad, se usa para referir a las personas que se autoperciben con dicho atributo en un grado distinto al que realmente lo tienen.

adjective: 1. Transgénero o transexual.

adjective: 1. Dicho de una grasa insaturada: que contiene al menos un enlace doble en configuración transenlace. Estas grasas han sido asociadas a numerosas enfermedades y cánceres.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of trans

  • tras- alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce trans?

  • /ˈtɾans/
  • [ˈt̪ɾãns]
  • /tɾans/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to trans

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is trans in Spanish?

trans appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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