There are people who don't know yet that transgender people exist.
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Transgender
/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə/
Synonyms for "transgender" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (3)
Adjective(2 words)
trans*trans-gender
Noun(1 words)
Related words (5)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: t*, tg, trans, trans*, trans-gender.
- Sentence evidence is available for transgender, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, derived_reverse, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "transgender".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "transgender"
Keep "transgender" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "transgender" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "transgender", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "transgender" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Translations
98 translations across 52 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَحَوُّل الْجِنْسِيّ noun (transgender person)
Armenian
1 entries- տրանսգենդեր noun (transgender person)
Basque
1 entries- transgenero adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Belarusian
1 entries- трансге́ндар noun (transgender person)
Bengali
1 entries- রূপান্তরিত লিঙ্গ noun (transgender person)
Breton
1 entries- treuzrevelezh noun (transgender person)
Bulgarian
1 entries- трансджендър noun (transgender person)
Catalan
2 entries- transgènere adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgènere noun (transgender person)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 跨性別者 /跨性别者 noun (transgender person)
Danish
1 entries- transperson noun (transgender person)
Esperanto
4 entries- transgenra adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transseksa adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgenrulo noun (transgender person)
- transseksulo noun (transgender person)
Estonian
2 entries- transsoolisus adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- trans inimene noun (transgender person)
Finnish
3 entries- transsukupuolinen adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transihminen noun (transgender person)
- transsukupuolinen noun (transgender person)
French
3 entries- trans adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgenre adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgenre noun (transgender person)
Galician
2 entries- transxénero adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transexual noun (transgender person)
Georgian
1 entries- ტრანსგენდერი noun (transgender person)
German
4 entries- trans adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- trans* adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgender adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgeschlechtlich adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Greek
1 entries- διεμφυλικός noun (transgender person)
Hebrew
1 entries- טרנסג׳נדר noun (transgender person)
Hungarian
2 entries- transznemű adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transznemű noun (transgender person)
Icelandic
2 entries- transfólk adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transfólk noun (transgender person)
Ido
1 entries- transgenro noun (transgender person)
Indonesian
1 entries- transgender adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Irish
1 entries- trasinscneach adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Italian
2 entries- transgenere adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgender noun (transgender person)
Japanese
2 entries- トランスジェンダー noun (transgender person)
- 性別越境者 noun (transgender person)
Javanese
2 entries- transgènder adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgèndher adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Korean
1 entries- 트랜스젠더 noun (transgender person)
Latvian
1 entries- transdzimums noun (transgender person)
Macedonian
1 entries- трансро́дов adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഭിന്നലിംഗർ noun (transgender person)
Māori
1 entries- irawhiti adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Nepali
1 entries- पारलैङ्गिक व्यक्ति adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Newar
1 entries- यितामि adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Northern Sami
1 entries- tránsaolmmoš noun (transgender person)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- transkjønnet adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transperson adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transperson noun (transgender person)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- transkjønna adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transperson adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Polish
2 entries- transpłciowy adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- osoba transpłciowa noun (transgender person)
Portuguese
4 entries- transgénero adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgênero adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgénero noun (transgender person)
- transgênero noun (transgender person)
Romanian
2 entries- transgen noun (transgender person)
- transgender noun (transgender person)
Russian
3 entries- трансгендерный adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- трансге́ндер noun (transgender person)
- транссексуа́л noun (transgender person)
Sardinian
1 entries- transgènere adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- tar-ghnèitheach adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- tar-ghnèitheach noun (transgender person)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- transrodno noun (transgender person)
- трансродно noun (transgender person)
Spanish
3 entries- transgénero adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transgénera noun (transgender person)
- transgénero noun (transgender person)
Swahili
1 entries- msenge noun (transgender person)
Swedish
3 entries- transperson adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transsexuell adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- transperson noun (transgender person)
Tigrinya
2 entries- ስግረ ጾተኛ noun (transgender person)
- ስግረ ጾተኛዊት noun (transgender person)
Ukrainian
4 entries- трансге́ндер noun (transgender person)
- трансге́ндерка noun (transgender person)
- трансґе́ндер noun (transgender person)
- трансґе́ндерка noun (transgender person)
Vietnamese
3 entries- chuyển giới adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- hoán giới adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- đổi tính adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
Welsh
2 entries- trawsryweddol adj ((broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth)
- trawsrywedd noun (transgender person)
Yurok
2 entries- wergern noun (transgender person)
- wrgrn noun (transgender person)
Sample sentences
50 total sentences available.
It still happens that people confuse transgender people and transvestites.
Source: tatoeba (2244164)
The word "cisgender" refers to someone who is not transgender.
Source: tatoeba (4512361)
Tom is transgender.
Source: tatoeba (5050559)
Showing 4 of 50 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "transgender"?
Closest matches include t*, tg, trans, trans*, trans-gender.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "transgender"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.