How To Pronounce Transfer

The stress in transfer moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈtræns.fɜː/ in British English and /ˈtræns.fɜːr/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a transfer”.

Verb. It is /trænsˈfɜː/ in British English and /trænsˈfɜːr/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to transfer”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.