retransfer
/ɹiːtɹænsˈfɜː(ɹ)/verb, noun
retransfer is spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, retransfer means “To transfer back, or again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retransfer?
| Letters | 10: R-E-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is retransfer?
Retransfer appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce retransfer?
- /ɹiːtɹænsˈfɜː(ɹ)/
- /ɹiːtɹɑːnsˈfɜː(ɹ)/
As a noun (“A transfer again or back”): /ɹiːˈtɹænsfə(ɹ)/, /ɹiːˈtɹɑːnsfə(ɹ)/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of retransfer
- retransfers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- retransferring participle, present
- retransferred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retransfer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To transfer back, or again.
noun
- 1
A transfer again or back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retransfer come from?
From re- + transfer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).