transportervstransportsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“transporter” and “transports” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,765
“transporter” frequency rank
#44,288
“transports” frequency rank
56053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transporter transports
Definition befördern, übertragen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transport

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
transporter
10 ch
transports

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

transporter and transports are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transporter is recorded at frequency rank #11,765, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te]. 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 56053, this pair ranks #955,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transporter vs transports

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

"transporter" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC  ·  "transports" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transporterrtansporter · tarnsporter · trannsporter · tranpsorter · transoprter · transporetr · transporrter · transporterr
  • transportsrtansports · tarnsports · trannsports · tranpsorts · transoprts · transporrts · transporst · transportss

Frequency comparison

transporter#11,765
transports#44,288

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transporter" and "transports" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "transporter" or "transports"?
"transporter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,765 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 transporter vs transports

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transporter” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list