Which to use
“Transfer” is a noun and “transfers” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,295
- “Transfer” frequency rank
- #18,727
- “transfers” frequency rank
- 27022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Transfer | transfers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Weitergabe von Gegenständen oder Informationen/Wissen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer |
Letter map: Transfer vs transfers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Transfer and transfers apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Part-of-speech tell for Transfer / transfers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Transfer is anoun and transfersaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Transfer” sits inside “transfers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Transfer is recorded at frequency rank #8,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]. transfers is at rank #18,727, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27022, this pair ranks #1,808,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Transfer vs transfers
Shared letters: aefnrst. Private to "Transfer": -. Private to "transfers": -.
"Transfer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "transfers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Transfer" for "transfers" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Transfer" or "transfers" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Transfer" and "transfers".
- Full dictionary entry for "Transfer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transfers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,808,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Transfer" and "transfers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs transfers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,808,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.