transformer

\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\

/\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“transformer” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,648
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transformer · transformer · French

transformer · rank #3,648 · 18 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,648
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tournage

Nearest frequency peer: tournage (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « transformer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « transformer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transformer vs transporter
82% similar
transformer vs transformés
82% similar
transformer vs transformez
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transformer
PropertyValue
Headwordtransformer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,648
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transformer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).transformerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tournage » (#3,647), « suppression » (#3,646), « val » (#3,650). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transformer » est au #3,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around transformer (IPA \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,648 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transformer, with forms such as "rtansformer", "tarnsformer", and "tranfsormer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "transporter", "transformés", "transformez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is transformer, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment.
  2. 2
    Changer en une forme équivalente.
  3. 3
    Changer de forme.
  4. 4
    Se déguiser, prendre plusieurs caractères, selon ses vues et ses intérêts, en parlant d’un humain.
  5. 5
    Se modifier entièrement.
  6. 6
    « Transformer un essai » : réussir une transformation après un essai, et marquer deux points supplémentaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’humanité avait-elle les moyens de prévenir ce désastre de la guerre dans les airs ? Question oiseuse, aussi oiseuse que de demander si elle aurait pu empêcher la décadence qui transforma l’Assyrie et Babylone en des déserts arides […]
  2. L’église chrétienne va transformer les fantômes et les revenants en âmes en peine en même temps qu’elle met en place le Purgatoire entre l’Enfer et le Paradis.

Synonyms

changermétamorphosertransmogrifier

This word in other languages

transform(English)transformar(Español)machen(Deutsch)alterar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansformer
  • tarnsformer
  • tranfsormer
  • trannsformer
  • transfformer
  • transfomrer
  • transforemr
  • transformerr
  • transformmer
  • transformre
  • transforrmer
  • transfromer
  • transofrmer
  • transsformer
  • trasnformer
  • trnasformer
  • trransformer
  • ttransformer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transformer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtansformer2tarnsformer2tranfsormer2trannsformer1transfformer1transfomrer2transforemr2transformerr1
Edit distance from "transformer"

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 "transformer"?
"transformer" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\.
What does "transformer" mean?
As a verb, "transformer" means: Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment.
What words are commonly confused with "transformer"?
"transformer" is commonly confused with "transporter", "transformés", "transformez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transformer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transformer" is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transformer" come from?
"transformer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suppression#3,646alimentaire#3,657générations#3,681instruments#3,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

pratiquement18 variantsreprésenter18 variantsconservateur18 variantsnégociations18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list