TransportevstransportsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Transporte is a noun, transports is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Transporte” is a noun and “transports” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,537
“Transporte” frequency rank
#44,288
“transports” frequency rank
66825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Transporte transports
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Transport 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transport

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Transporte and transports apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
Transporte
10 ch
transports

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Transporte is anoun and transportsaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “Transporte” becomes s in “transports”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Transporte is recorded at frequency rank #22,537, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʁansˈpɔʁtə]. transports is at rank #44,288, 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 66825, this pair ranks #560,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Transporte vs transports

Shared letters: anoprst. Private to "Transporte": e. Private to "transports": -.

"Transporte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV  ·  "transports" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Transportertansporte · tarnsporte · trannsporte · tranpsorte · transoprte · transporet · transporrte · transportte
  • transportsrtansports · tarnsports · trannsports · tranpsorts · transoprts · transporrts · transporst · transportss

Frequency comparison

Transporte#22,537
transports#44,288

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Transporte" and "transports" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Transporte" is a noun and "transports" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Transporte" or "transports"?
"Transporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,537 in our German list, against #44,288 for "transports". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Transporte vs transports

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Transporte”; for a verb, it's “transports”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Transporte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list