transgresser

\tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\

/\tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\/ verb

The verdict

“transgresser” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,235
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contrevenir à un ordre, à une loi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transgresser · transgresser · French

transgresser · rank #48,235 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,235
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tos

Nearest frequency peer: tos (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « transgresser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « transgresser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transgresser
PropertyValue
Headwordtransgresser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,235
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transgresser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.transgresserse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tos » (#48,234), « trapu » (#48,236), « Tora » (#48,233). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transgresser » est au #48,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around transgresser (IPA \tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,235 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contrevenir à un ordre, à une loi.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transgresser, with forms such as "rtansgresser", "tarnsgresser", and "trangsresser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is transgresser, spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contrevenir à un ordre, à une loi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how transgresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais vous, sire chevalier, quelle est la vôtre, vous qui faites appel sans scrupule à ce que vous croyez de plus saint, au moment même où vous allez transgresser le plus solennel de vos vœux comme chevalier et comme religieux ?
  2. […] mais, il est traditionnel dans la Marine française qu'un Commandant peut transgresser les ordres et courir tous les risques pour secourir des vies en danger.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansgresser
  • tarnsgresser
  • trangsresser
  • trannsgresser
  • transgersser
  • transggresser
  • transgreser
  • transgresesr
  • transgresserr
  • transgressre
  • transgrresser
  • transgrseser
  • transrgesser
  • transsgresser
  • trasngresser
  • trnasgresser
  • trransgresser
  • ttransgresser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transgresser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtansgresser2tarnsgresser2trangsresser2trannsgresser1transgersser2transggresser1transgreser1transgresesr2
Edit distance from "transgresser"

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 "transgresser"?
"transgresser" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-R-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\.
What does "transgresser" mean?
As a verb, "transgresser" means: Contrevenir à un ordre, à une loi.
What are common misspellings of "transgresser"?
Common misspellings include "rtansgresser", "tarnsgresser", "trangsresser", "trannsgresser", "transgersser". The correct spelling is "transgresser".
How do you pronounce "transgresser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transgresser" is \tʁɑ̃s.ɡʁe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transgresser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transgresser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list