transsexuation

\tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passage d'un sexe, en tant que classe, à un autre — par la transition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transsexuation · transsexuation · French

transsexuation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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 transsexuation
PropertyValue
Headwordtranssexuation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transsexuation » en français

transsexuationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

transsexuation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for transsexuation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is transsexuation, spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passage d'un sexe, en tant que classe, à un autre — par la transition.
  2. 2
    Parcours de transition d'une personne trans, par des transitions sociales, médicales et administratives.
  3. 3
    Chirurgie de réassignation sexuelle.
  4. 4
    Échange de sexe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le problème du terme transidentité, c’est qu’il implique déjà une thèse sur ce qu’est le fait trans, à savoir une réalité intérieure, d’ordre psychique, une identité de genre individuelle. … Transitude …, c’est un terme suffisamment large qui ne préjuge pas de ce qu’est être trans mais permet de décrire cette réalité. Pour ma part, je préfère employer les…
  2. La dernière étape du long processus de transsexuation en France est, pour ceux qui le souhaitent, la mise en adéquation de leur état civil avec leur nouvelle identité.

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 "transsexuation"?
"transsexuation" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "transsexuation" mean?
As a noun, "transsexuation" means: Passage d'un sexe, en tant que classe, à un autre — par la transition.
How do you pronounce "transsexuation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transsexuation" is \tʁɑ̃s.sɛk.sɥa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transsexuation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list