# transport

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹænsˈpɔːt/ · frequency rank #2,137

## Definitions
1. To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
2. To deport to a penal colony.
3. To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

## Etymology
From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin trānsportō, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”). By surface analysis, trans- (“beyond, across, through”) + port (“to carry, bear, or convey; to bring”).

## Easily confused with
- **transported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transport-vs-transported)
- **transporter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transport-vs-transporter)
- **transform** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transform-vs-transport)

## Common misspellings (15)
`rtansport`, `tarnsport`, `trannsport`, `tranpsort`, `transoprt`, `transporrt`, `transportt`, `transpotr`, `transpport`, `transprot`, `transsport`, `trasnport`, `trnasport`, `trransport`, `ttransport`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transport