transferable

Name: transferable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/

//trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“transferable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,002
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be transferred.

Corpus desk

Index EN-transferable · transferable · English

transferable · rank #27,002 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,002
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH townhouse

Nearest frequency peer: townhouse (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

thwart

73,005
tortilla

73,001
townhouse

73,000
transferable

72,999
tres

72,995
tris

72,994

What this shows “transferable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for transferable
Property	Value
Headword	transferable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#27,002
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “transferable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).transferablelands here:

#27,002

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “townhouse” (#27,001), “tortilla” (#27,000), “tres” (#27,006). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “transferable” is #27,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around transferable (IPA /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,002 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Able to be transferred.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for transferable, with forms such as "rtansferable", "tarnsferable", and "tranfserable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable. The correct English form is transferable, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Able to be transferred.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

To start a new career, you need transferable skills.
The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.

Etymology

From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable.

This word in other languages

transférable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rtansferable
tarnsferable
tranfserable
trannsferable
transefrable
transfearble
transferabble
transferabel
transferablle
transferalbe
transferbale
transferible
transferrable
transfferable
transfreable
transsferable
trasnferable
trnasferable
trransferable
ttransferable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transferable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "transferable"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transferable"?

"transferable" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/.

What does "transferable" mean?

As an adjective, "transferable" means: Able to be transferred.

What are common misspellings of "transferable"?

Common misspellings include "rtansferable", "tarnsferable", "tranfserable", "trannsferable", "transefrable". The correct spelling is "transferable".

How do you pronounce "transferable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transferable" is /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "transferable"?

From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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