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“transfer” and “transférés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,092
“transfer” frequency rank
#16,757
“transférés” frequency rank
58849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transfer transférés
Definition Transférer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de transférer.

Where the eye mixes transfer and transférés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
transfer
10 ch
transférés

Look-alike desk: transfer vs transférés

A purely visual mix-up. transfer (\tɹæns.ˈfɝ\) and transférés (\tʁɑ̃s.fe.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transfer is recorded at frequency rank #42,092, classified as averb, pronounced \tɹæns.ˈfɝ\. transférés is at rank #16,757, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fe.ʁe\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 58849, this pair ranks #106,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transfer vs transférés

Shared letters: afnrst. Private to "transfer": e. Private to "transférés": é.

"transfer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC  ·  "transférés" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transferrtansfer · tarnsfer · tranfser · trannsfer · transefr · transferr · transffer · transfre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transfer" and "transférés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\tɹæns.ˈfɝ\ versus \tʁɑ̃s.fe.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transfer" vs "transférés" - which ranks higher?
"transférés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,757 in our French list, against #42,092 for "transfer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transfer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transférés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transfer" and "transférés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transfer vs transiger". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #106,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list