Transfer

/[tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,295

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Transfer is aGermannoun. It means: Weitergabe von Gegenständen oder Informationen/Wissen Pronounced [tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]. It ranks #8,295 in German word frequency. Often confused with transfers and Transe.

Key facts for Transfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTransfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,295
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Transfer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Transfer is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,295 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Transfer, with forms such as "rtansfer", "tarnsfer", and "tranfser". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "transfers", "Transe", "Transen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Transfer, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weitergabe von Gegenständen oder Informationen/Wissen
  2. 2
    Zahlung eines Geldbetrags in Fremdwährung ins Ausland
  3. 3
    Verkauf eines Berufssportlers eines Vereins an einen anderen
  4. 4
    Transport von Reisenden vom Ankunftsort zur Unterkunft

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansfer,tarnsfer,tranfser,trannsfer,transefr,transferr,transffer,transfre,transsfer,trasnfer,trnasfer,trransfer,ttransfer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Transfer

Misspelling Variants of "Transfer"

rtansfer8tarnsfer8tranfser8trannsfer9transefr8transferr9transffer9transfre8
Misspelling Variants of "Transfer"

Frequency rank: #8,295 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Transfer"?
"Transfer" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁansˈfeːɐ̯].
What does "Transfer" mean?
As a noun, "Transfer" means: Weitergabe von Gegenständen oder Informationen/Wissen
What words are commonly confused with "Transfer"?
"Transfer" is commonly confused with "transfers", "Transe", "Transen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Transfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transfer" is [tʁansˈfeːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transfer" come from?
"Transfer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.