# reformer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,566

## Definitions
1. One who reforms, or who works for reform.
2. One who was involved in the Reformation.
3. A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
4. A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.

## Etymology
From reform + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **reforms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reformer-vs-reforms)
- **reporter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reformer-vs-reporter)
- **reform** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reform-vs-reformer)
- **recorder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recorder-vs-reformer)
- **reformed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reformed-vs-reformer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erformer`, `refformer`, `refomrer`, `reforemr`, `reformerr`, `reformmer`, `reformre`, `reforrmer`, `refromer`, `reofrmer`, `rfeormer`, `rreformer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reformer