transmanche
French, adjective\tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃ʃ\
transmanche is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-A-N-C-H-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transmanche is a French adjective meaning “cross-channel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui assure la liaison entre la France et l’Angleterre”.
What does transmanche mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cross-channel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui assure la liaison entre la France et l’Angleterre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transmanche
- transmanches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transmanche?
- \tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃ʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is transmanche in French?
transmanche appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).