transferência
/tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
The verdict
“transferência” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,917 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,917
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ação ou efeito de transferir
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transferência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transferência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for transferência is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,917 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for transferência, with forms such as "rtansferência", "tarnsferência", and "tranfserência". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is transferência, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1ação ou efeito de transferir
- 2ato pelo qual um direito é passado de uma pessoa para outra; transmissão
- 3mudança de um jogador de um clube para outro
- 4operação pela qual se realiza o envio de fundos para outra pessoa ou outra conta bancária
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtansferência,tarnsferência,tranfserência,trannsferência,transefrência,transfernêcia,transferrência,transferêcnia,transferêncai,transferênccia,transferênica,transferênncia,transfeêrncia,transfferência,transfreência,transsferência,trasnferência,trnasferência,trransferência,ttransferência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transferência - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “transferência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.