Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tran

/tɹæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: tran
IPA: /tɹæn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Vietnamese.

noun

A trans person.

Humorous; Informal; Offensive

noun

Clipping of transmission.

Example Sentences

"Police say Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, on Saturday night, before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt across the region on Sunday. […] It is unclear how frequently Tran visited the dance hall, if at all, in recent years."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:tran."

Etymology

Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Trần

Usage

Inflected Forms

Trans (plural)

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce tran?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹæn/.
What does tran mean?: A surname from Vietnamese.
Where does tran come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

How to pronounce tran

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