transferir

//tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ// verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,845

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

transferir is aPortugueseverb. It means: transportar Pronounced /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. It ranks #7,845 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with transferido.

Key facts for transferir
PropertyValue
Headwordtransferir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,845
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of transferir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for transferir is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,845 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for transferir, with forms such as "rtansferir", "tarnsferir", and "tranfserir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transferido", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is transferir, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    transportar
  2. 2
    mudar
  3. 3
    adiar

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansferir,tarnsferir,tranfserir,trannsferir,transefrir,transfeirr,transferirr,transferri,transferrir,transfferir,transfreir,transsferir,trasnferir,trnasferir,trransferir,ttransferir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transferir

Misspelling Variants of "transferir"

rtansferir10tarnsferir10tranfserir10trannsferir11transefrir10transfeirr10transferirr11transferri10
Misspelling Variants of "transferir"

Frequency rank: #7,845 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transferir"?
"transferir" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/.
What does "transferir" mean?
As a verb, "transferir" means: transportar
What words are commonly confused with "transferir"?
"transferir" is commonly confused with "transferido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transferir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transferir" is /tɾɐ̃ʃ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transferir" come from?
"transferir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.