Which to use
“transform” and “transformed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,751
- “transform” frequency rank
- #6,309
- “transformed” frequency rank
- 13060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transform | transformed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To change greatly the appearance or form of. | simple past and past participle of transform |
Where the eye mixes transform and transformed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: transform vs transformed
A purely visual mix-up. transform (/tɹænsˈfɔːm/) and transformed (/tɹænsˈfɔːmd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “transform” sits inside “transformed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transform is recorded at frequency rank #6,751, classified as averb, pronounced /tɹænsˈfɔːm/. transformed is at rank #6,309, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɹænsˈfɔːmd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13060, this pair ranks #477,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transform vs transformed
Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transform": -. Private to "transformed": de.
"transform" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC · "transformed" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transform ← rtansform · tarnsform · tranfsorm · trannsform · transfform · transfomr · transformm · transforrm
- transformed ← rtansformed · tarnsformed · tranfsormed · trannsformed · transfformed · transfomred · transforemd · transformde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transform" for "transformed" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "transform" or "transformed" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transform" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transformed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transform" and "transformed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transform vs transformer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #477,993 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.