transporter

\tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\

/\tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“transporter” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,935 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#5,935
frequency rank, French
11
letters
18
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Porter d’un lieu dans un autre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transporter vs transports
82% similar
transporter vs transposer
82% similar
transporter vs transportés
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transporter
PropertyValue
Headwordtransporter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,935
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transporter” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). transporter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for transporter is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,935 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transporter, with forms such as "rtansporter", "tarnsporter", and "trannsporter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "transports", "transposer", "transportés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is transporter, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porter d’un lieu dans un autre.
  2. 2
    Implanter dans un endroit ce qui vient d’un autre lieu.
  3. 3
    Déplacer.
  4. 4
    Déporter hors du pays, en parlant de personnes.
  5. 5
    Céder, transférer à quelqu’un le droit qu’on a sur quelque chose.
  6. 6
    Mettre hors de soi, agiter violemment.
  7. 7
    Se rendre en un lieu; spécialement en parlant de ceux qui vont en un endroit par autorité de justice.
  8. 8
    Se porter par la pensée.

This word in other languages

transport(English)transportar(Español)befördern(Deutsch)transportar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansporter,tarnsporter,trannsporter,tranpsorter,transoprter,transporetr,transporrter,transporterr,transportre,transportter,transpotrer,transpporter,transproter,transsporter,trasnporter,trnasporter,trransporter,ttransporter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transporter - 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.

rtansporter2tarnsporter2trannsporter1tranpsorter2transoprter2transporetr2transporrter1transporterr1
Edit distance from "transporter"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transporter"?
"transporter" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\.
What does "transporter" mean?
As a verb, "transporter" means: Porter d’un lieu dans un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "transporter"?
"transporter" is commonly confused with "transports", "transposer", "transportés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transporter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transporter" is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transporter" come from?
"transporter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “transporter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “transports” - see the side-by-side comparison. transporter vs transports
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list