transfigurer
\tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁe\
The verdict
“transfigurer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner au visage un éclat inaccoutumé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-transfigurer · transfigurer · French
transfigurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transfigurer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
transfigurer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
transfigurer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is transfigurer, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-I-G-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Donner au visage un éclat inaccoutumé.
- 2Changer, bouleverser, en mieux.
- 3Changer d’apparence corporelle ; en parlant de Jésus-Christ.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how transfigurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec une joie d’enfant, Gasbieha se mettait à transfigurer Zaheira, à relever ses longues nattes, à les lui rouler autour de la tête.
Elle remercia d’un regard silencieux l’homme qui venait de transfigurer sa vie entière.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.