trans
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɐ̃s/
trans is spelled T-R-A-N-S (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trans is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “trans, trans person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “transexual”.
What does trans mean in English?
adjective
- 1
trans (transgender or transsexual)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinetrans, trans person
prefix
- 1
trans-
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. exprime o significado de além de, para além de, em troca de, através, para trás 2. também pode indicar travessia, deslocamento ou mudança de uma condição para outra 3. no caso das enzimas, denota uma função de transporte de um radical (radical amina para as transaminases e radical metila para as transmetilases)
adjective: 1. de tipo lipídico insaturado cuja absorção é prejudicial aos vasos sanguíneos humanos assim como maleficioso ao bom colesterol 2. cuja genética é advinda de manipulação interventiva 3. transexual
noun: 1. transexual
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce trans?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɐ̃s/
- /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɐ̃ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trans
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trans in Portuguese?
trans appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).