transfèrent
\tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\
The verdict
“transfèrent” is uncommon French (frequency #60,440 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,440
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de transférer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transfèrent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,440 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transfèrent” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
transfèrent is uncommon French at frequency #60,440 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
transfèrent has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is transfèrent, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-È-R-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de transférer.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de transférer.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “transfèrent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-F-È-R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.