transformar

/[t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,499

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

transformar is aSpanishverb. It means: Cambiar o modificar la forma de algo, especialmente de modo significativo. Pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ]. It ranks #7,499 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with transportar and transformen.

Key facts for transformar
PropertyValue
Headwordtransformar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,499
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of transformar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for transformar is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,499 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for transformar, with forms such as "rtansformar", "tarnsformar", and "tranfsormar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "transportar", "transformen", "transformará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is transformar, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cambiar o modificar la forma de algo, especialmente de modo significativo.
  2. 2
    Convertir una cosa en otra.
  3. 3
    Encontrar una expresión equivalente para una proposición, ecuación, sistema, etc.
  4. 4
    Modificar la tensión de la corriente eléctrica, empleando un transformador o mecanismo similar.
  5. 5
    Obtener un punto gracias al cobro de una falta.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansformar,tarnsformar,tranfsormar,trannsformar,transfformar,transfomrar,transforamr,transformarr,transformmar,transformra,transforrmar,transfromar,transofrmar,transsformar,trasnformar,trnasformar,trransformar,ttransformar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transformar

Misspelling Variants of "transformar"

rtansformar11tarnsformar11tranfsormar11trannsformar12transfformar12transfomrar11transforamr11transformarr12
Misspelling Variants of "transformar"

Frequency rank: #7,499 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transformar"?
"transformar" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ].
What does "transformar" mean?
As a verb, "transformar" means: Cambiar o modificar la forma de algo, especialmente de modo significativo.
What words are commonly confused with "transformar"?
"transformar" is commonly confused with "transportar", "transformen", "transformará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transformar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transformar" is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transformar" come from?
"transformar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.