transsexuel

\tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\

/\tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“transsexuel” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,983
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui a changé ou souhaite changer de sexe, ou est en cours de transition chirurgicale. (voir notes)

Corpus desk

Index FR-transsexuel · transsexuel · French

transsexuel · rank #49,983 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,983
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH transhumanisme

Nearest frequency peer: transhumanisme (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « transsexuel »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « transsexuel » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transsexuel
PropertyValue
Headwordtranssexuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,983
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transsexuel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).transsexuelse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « transhumanisme » (#49,982), « traquenard » (#49,984), « trafalgar » (#49,981). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transsexuel » est au #49,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around transsexuel (IPA \tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,983 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Personne qui a changé ou souhaite changer de sexe, ou est en cours de transition chirurgicale. (voir notes)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for transsexuel, with forms such as "rtanssexuel", "tarnssexuel", and "trannssexuel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 transsexuel, spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui a changé ou souhaite changer de sexe, ou est en cours de transition chirurgicale. (voir notes)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seule une minorité de transsexuels verse dans l’homosexualité ; par contre, ils sont presque tous des transvertis (ou travestis : femmes s’habillant en hommes et hommes s’habillant en femmes), encore que le travestissement ne soit pas obligatoirement l’expression d'un transsexualisme.
  2. En France, le transsexuel a une vie sociale difficile entraînant la dérision, le rejet de la part de ses employeurs, voire de ses proches. Il est dans l’impossibilité de fonder un foyer comme tout autre être humain.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtanssexuel
  • tarnssexuel
  • trannssexuel
  • transesxuel
  • transexuel
  • transseuxel
  • transsexeul
  • transsexuell
  • transsexule
  • transsexxuel
  • transsxeuel
  • trasnsexuel
  • trnassexuel
  • trranssexuel
  • ttranssexuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transsexuel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtanssexuel2tarnssexuel2trannssexuel1transesxuel2transexuel1transseuxel2transsexeul2transsexuell1
Edit distance from "transsexuel"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transsexuel"?
"transsexuel" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-E-X-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\.
What does "transsexuel" mean?
As a noun, "transsexuel" means: Personne qui a changé ou souhaite changer de sexe, ou est en cours de transition chirurgicale. (voir notes)
What are common misspellings of "transsexuel"?
Common misspellings include "rtanssexuel", "tarnssexuel", "trannssexuel", "transesxuel", "transexuel". The correct spelling is "transsexuel".
How do you pronounce "transsexuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transsexuel" is \tʁɑ̃.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transsexuel" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transsexuel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list