Which to use
“transferts” and “transports” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,506
- “transferts” frequency rank
- #1,725
- “transports” frequency rank
- 9231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transferts | transports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de transfert. | Pluriel de transport. |
Where the eye mixes transferts and transports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transferts and transports follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: transferts vs transports
A purely visual mix-up. transferts (\tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\) and transports (\tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transferts is recorded at frequency rank #7,506, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ\. transports is at rank #1,725, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\.
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 9231, this pair ranks #417,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transferts vs transports
Shared letters: anrst. Private to "transferts": ef. Private to "transports": op.
"transferts" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC · "transports" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transferts ← rtansferts · tarnsferts · tranfserts · trannsferts · transefrts · transferrts · transferst · transfertss
- transports ← rtansports · tarnsports · trannsports · tranpsorts · transoprts · transporrts · transporst · transportss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transferts" for "transports" ever safe?
Which is more common, "transferts" or "transports"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "transferts" and "transports" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "transferts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transferts" and "transports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transfer vs transferts". 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 #417,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.