transmasc

\tʁɑ̃s.mask\

/\tʁɑ̃s.mask\/ adj

The verdict

“transmasc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux hommes trans et aux personnes transmasculines.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transmasc · transmasc · French

transmasc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for transmasc
PropertyValue
Headwordtransmasc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.mask\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transmasc » en français

transmascn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transmasc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.mask\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux hommes trans et aux personnes transmasculines.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transmasc, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is transmasc, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-A-S-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux hommes trans et aux personnes transmasculines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis, je l’ai ajouté à plusieurs listes de lecture, recommandé à des personnes transmasc prises de culpabilité, et me suis disputé au moins une fois à propos de cet article avec un amoureux particulièrement pénible.
  2. Le docu va quand même aborder le sujet de la transidentité au sens large aussi mais je suis juste content que des personnalités transmasc soit connues.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transmasc"?
"transmasc" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-A-S-C. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.mask\.
What does "transmasc" mean?
As an adjective, "transmasc" means: Relatif aux hommes trans et aux personnes transmasculines.
How do you pronounce "transmasc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transmasc" is \tʁɑ̃s.mask\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transmasc" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list