Which to use
“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.
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
- transfer ← rtansfer · tarnsfer · tranfser · trannsfer · transefr · transferr · transffer · transfre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transfer" and "transférés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "transfer" vs "transférés" - which ranks higher?
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.