transformer
trans·form·er/tɹænsˈfoɹməɹ/noun
transformer is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables (trans·form·er). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transformer means “Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transformer is transformers.
How many letters and syllables are in transformer?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: trans·form·er |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transformer?
Transformer appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce transformer?
- UK /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/
- UK /tɹɑːns-/
- US /tɹænsˈfoɹməɹ/
Transformer has 3 syllables, split trans·form·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-transformer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transformer
- transformers plural
- tformer
- t-former
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transformer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
- 2
A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.
- 3
A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input.
- 4
Alternative letter-case form of Transformer.
- 5
derogatoryoffensiveslangA transgender person.
noun
- 1
A toy in the Transformers toyline which has mechanical parts that allow it to be altered in appearance from its original form as a humanoid robot action figure to another form, usually a vehicle, depending on the toy.
- 2
In the Transformers franchise, any of the alien humanoid robots that can mechanically alter their appearance, or "transform", into a vehicle, creature, or (rarely) a tool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transformer?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of transformer: tformer, transf..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transformer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | transformador, transformadora , transfórmer |
| French | transformateur |
| German | Transformator |
| Portuguese | transformador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.