transmembranaire

\tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\

/\tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui traverse une membrane.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transmembranaire · transmembranaire · French

transmembranaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 transmembranaire
PropertyValue
Headwordtransmembranaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transmembranaire » en français

transmembranairesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

transmembranaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui traverse une membrane.".

No misspelling variants are generated for transmembranaire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is transmembranaire, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui traverse une membrane.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'équipe dirigée par Stanislas Tomavo au CIIL vient d'identifier, chez Toxoplasma gondii, un récepteur transmembranaire de type I, indispensable au trafic intracellulaire des protéines, à la biogenèse des organites apicaux et à la survie du parasite.
  2. Ils ont trouvé que 103 gènes étaient plus exprimés, dont 16 codant des protéines transmembranaires, de bonnes candidates pour identifier et trier les cellules.

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 "transmembranaire"?
"transmembranaire" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-E-M-B-R-A-N-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\.
What does "transmembranaire" mean?
As an adjective, "transmembranaire" means: Qui traverse une membrane.
How do you pronounce "transmembranaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transmembranaire" is \tʁɑ̃s.mɑ̃.bʁa.nɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transmembranaire" come from?
"transmembranaire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list