# transform

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹænsˈfɔːm/ · frequency rank #6,751

## Definitions
1. To change greatly the appearance or form of.
2. To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
3. To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
4. To subject to the action of a transformer.
5. To subject (a cell) to transformation.
6. To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

## Etymology
From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

## Easily confused with
- **transport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transform-vs-transport)
- **transformed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transform-vs-transformed)
- **transformer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transform-vs-transformer)
- **transfer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/transfer-vs-transform)

## Common misspellings (15)
`rtansform`, `tarnsform`, `tranfsorm`, `trannsform`, `transfform`, `transfomr`, `transformm`, `transforrm`, `transfrom`, `transofrm`, `transsform`, `trasnform`, `trnasform`, `trransform`, `ttransform`

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