To pronounce "transferred", say TRANSF-err-ed — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈtɹænsfɝd/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
transferred
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/ˈtɹænsfɝd/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/tɹænsfˈɜːd/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"transferred" has 3 syllables: transf-err-ed. It rhymes with absurd and spurred, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: transfered — easy to mix up when writing.
verb
“to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion”
“to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone”
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"Transferred" has 3 syllables: transf · err · ed.
The IPA transcription of "transferred" is /ˈtɹænsfɝd/.
Transferred: To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
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