Transporteur

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The verdict

“Transporteur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der (gewerblich) etwas transportiert; der einen Transport durchführt

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Index DE-transporteur · Transporteur · German

Transporteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Transporteur
PropertyValue
HeadwordTransporteur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Transporteur“ im Deutschen

Transporteurliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Transporteur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der (gewerblich) etwas transportiert; der einen Transport durchführt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Transporteur, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Transporteur, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der (gewerblich) etwas transportiert; der einen Transport durchführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Transporteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Also wenn zum Beispiel eine Supermarktkette einen Transporteur mit Lieferungen beauftragt, muss der Supermarkt entweder nachweisen, dass er CO2-neutrale Transporte durchführen lässt, oder das CO2 über Zertifikate bezahlen.“
  2. „Schmuggler und Transporteure warfen den Taliban vor, Bin Laden Unterschlupf zu gewähren, was zu UN-Sanktionen geführt und einen starken Rückgang im Schmugglergewerbe zur Folge hatte.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Transporteur"?
"Transporteur" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Transporteur" mean?
As a noun, "Transporteur" means: jemand, der (gewerblich) etwas transportiert; der einen Transport durchführt
How do you pronounce "Transporteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transporteur" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transporteur" come from?
"Transporteur" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list