transference
/tɹænsˈfəɹəns/
"transference" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transference” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #40,485 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,485
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transference |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɹænsˈfəɹəns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #40,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transference” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for transference is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɹænsˈfəɹəns/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,485 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for transference, with forms such as "rtansference", "tarnsference", and "tranfserence". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is transference, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
- 2The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtansference,tarnsference,tranfserence,trannsference,transefrence,transfeernce,transferance,transferecne,transferencce,transferenec,transferennce,transfernece,transferrence,transfference,transfreence,transsference,trasnference,trnasference,trransference,ttransference
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transference - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “transference”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɹænsˈfəɹəns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.