transfers

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The verdict

“transfers” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,727
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-transfers · transfers · German

transfers · rank #18,727 · 15 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,727
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Transaktion

Nearest frequency peer: Transaktion (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „transfers“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „transfers“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transfers vs video
11% similar
transfers vs Trump
11% similar
transfers vs user
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transfers
PropertyValue
Headwordtransfers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,727
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „transfers“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).transfersliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Transaktion“ (#18,726), „treuer“ (#18,728), „tram“ (#18,725). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „transfers“ bei #18,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around transfers (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,727 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for transfers, with forms such as "rtansfers", "tarnsfers", and "tranfsers". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "video", "Trump", "user", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is transfers, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansfers
  • tarnsfers
  • tranfsers
  • trannsfers
  • transefrs
  • transferrs
  • transferss
  • transfesr
  • transffers
  • transfres
  • transsfers
  • trasnfers
  • trnasfers
  • trransfers
  • ttransfers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transfers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtansfers2tarnsfers2tranfsers2trannsfers1transefrs2transferrs1transferss1transfesr2
Edit distance from "transfers"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transfers"?
"transfers" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "transfers" mean?
As a verb, "transfers" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer
What words are commonly confused with "transfers"?
"transfers" is commonly confused with "video", "Trump", "user". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transfers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transfers" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transfers" come from?
"transfers" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transfers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tschechen#18,729Textilien#18,722teuersten#18,721taktische#18,719

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Sternchen15 variantssofortiger15 variantsSchwerter15 variantsSchuldner15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list