transir
\tʁɑ̃.ziʁ\
The verdict
“transir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pénétrer et engourdir de froid.
Corpus desk
Index FR-transir · transir · French
transir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃.ziʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « transir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
transir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɑ̃.ziʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for transir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 transir, spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-R.
Definition
- 1Pénétrer et engourdir de froid.
- 2Faire frissonner, paralyser.
- 3Effet que produit la peur ou l’affliction.
- 4Être pénétré, engourdi par le froid, la peur, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how transir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il fait un vent qui me transit. Je suis transi de froid.
Mes yeux ne voyaient plus, je ne pouvais parler ; Je sentis tout mon corps et transir et brûler : Je reconnus Vénus et ses feux redoutables, D’un sang qu’elle poursuit tourments inévitables !
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.