transformaient

\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\

/\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\/ verb

The verdict

“transformaient” is uncommon French (frequency #78,002 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,002
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de transformer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transformaient · transformaient · French

transformaient · rank #78,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,002
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH transférables

Nearest frequency peer: transférables (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « transformaient »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « transformaient » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transformaient
PropertyValue
Headwordtransformaient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\
Letters14
Frequency rank#78,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transformaient » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).transformaienttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « transférables » (#78,003), « transplantés » (#78,004), « traumatisées » (#78,005). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transformaient » est au #78,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transformaient is uncommon French at frequency #78,002 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de transformer.".

Zero misspellings are on record for transformaient in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is transformaient, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de transformer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how transformaient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces derniers avaient quasiment disparu, leurs pittoresques cabanes appelées « crampottes » se transformaient peu à peu en boutiques, et la principale activité du porte était la plaisance.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transformaient"?
"transformaient" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\.
What does "transformaient" mean?
As a verb, "transformaient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de transformer.
How do you pronounce "transformaient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transformaient" is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.mɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transformaient", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list