Which to use
“transfer” is a verb and “transferts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,092
- “transfer” frequency rank
- #7,506
- “transferts” frequency rank
- 49598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transfer | transferts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transférer. | Pluriel de transfert. |
Where the eye mixes transfer and transferts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transfer runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against transferts's 10 (CCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses transfer with transferts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transfer is \tɹæns.ˈfɝ\ while transferts is \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “transfer” sits inside “transferts”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49598, 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\. transferts is at rank #7,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\.
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 49598, this pair ranks #169,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transfer vs transferts
Shared letters: aefnrst. Private to "transfer": -. Private to "transferts": -.
"transfer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "transferts" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transfer ← rtansfer · tarnsfer · tranfser · trannsfer · transefr · transferr · transffer · transfre
- transferts ← rtansferts · tarnsferts · tranfserts · trannsferts · transefrts · transferrts · transferst · transfertss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transfer" and "transferts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "transfer" or "transferts" show up more?
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 "transferts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transfer" and "transferts" 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 #169,333 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.