Transfered or transferred?
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Correct spelling: transferred. Misspelling: transfered.
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Memory tip
Transfer doubles its R before -ed: trans-FER-RED.
Why people write “transfered”
The misspelling “transfered” is only one letter off: it uses a single R where transferred has a double RR.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make transferred automatic.
Other misspellings of “transferred”
People also write “transfferred”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“transfferred”
Correct spelling: transferred. Misspelling: transfferred.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “transfferred” is only one letter off: it doubles the F, which transferred spells with just one.
What does “transferred” mean?
transferred verb
- transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
Synonyms:reassign
- move from one place to another
“transfer the data”
- lift and reset in another soil or situation
“Transplant the young rice plants”
Synonyms:transplant
- move around
“transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket”
Synonyms:shift
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Transferred” in a sentence
- The money was transferred this morning.
- Transfer the data.
- Transplant the young rice plants.
- Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.
Is “transferred” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“transfered” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from TRANSFERRED.