transexual
Portuguese, noun/tɾɐ̃.sek.suˈaw/
transexual is spelled T-R-A-N-S-E-X-U-A-L (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transexual is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “transsexual (a transsexual person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que se identifica com o gênero binário diferente daquele que lhe foi socialmente atribuído pré ou logo…”.
What does transexual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinetranssexual (of a person, having changed sex)
- 2
femininemasculinetranssexual (relating to sex change)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinetranssexual (a transsexual person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente à transexualidade
noun: 1. pessoa que se identifica com o gênero binário diferente daquele que lhe foi socialmente atribuído pré ou logo pós nascimento a partir das características anatômicas reprodutivas inatas
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.
Forms of transexual
- transexuais plural
- transsexual alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transexual?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃.sek.suˈaw/
- Brazil [tɾɐ̃.sek.suˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃.sekˈswaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transexual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transexual in Portuguese?
transexual appears 2.2 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).