transgénique
\tʁɑ̃s.ʒe.nik\
The verdict
“transgénique” is uncommon French (frequency #59,692 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,692
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie un être vivant issu d’une cellule dans laquelle a été introduit un ADN étranger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-transgenique · transgénique · French
transgénique · rank #59,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,692
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 164,488
- PHOTO-FINISH tosca
Nearest frequency peer: tosca (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “transgénique”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tok
tok
40,312 corpus weight
- toros
toros
40,311 corpus weight
- tosca
tosca
40,310 corpus weight
- transgénique
transgénique
40,309 corpus weight
- tric
tric
40,308 corpus weight
- tricks
tricks
40,307 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “transgénique” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transgénique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃s.ʒe.nik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,692 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transgénique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transgénique is uncommon French at frequency #59,692 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.ʒe.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie un être vivant issu d’une cellule dans laquelle a été introduit un ADN étranger.".
No misspelling variants are generated for transgénique in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is transgénique, spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-É-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie un être vivant issu d’une cellule dans laquelle a été introduit un ADN étranger.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency 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.