transcript

noun

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The verdict

“transcript” is uncommon French (frequency #70,281 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,281
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retranscription, transcription (résultat de l'action de transcrire).

Key facts for transcript
PropertyValue
Headwordtranscript
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transcript” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). transcript lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transcript is uncommon French at frequency #70,281 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for transcript in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is transcript, spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retranscription, transcription (résultat de l'action de transcrire).
  2. 2
    Relevé de notes (au Québec) ; attestation d’unité d’enseignement (en France) ; livret scolaire (en France).

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transcript"?
"transcript" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T.
What does "transcript" mean?
As a noun, "transcript" means: Retranscription, transcription (résultat de l'action de transcrire).
What language does "transcript" come from?
"transcript" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “transcript”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list