transmuer
\tʁɑ̃s.mɥe\
The verdict
“transmuer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Changer, transformer ; surtout en parlant des métaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-transmuer · transmuer · French
transmuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | transmuer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃s.mɥe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « transmuer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
transmuer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.mɥe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for transmuer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 transmuer, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Changer, transformer ; surtout en parlant des métaux.
- 2Faire passer pour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how transmuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quelques gorgées de thé chaud le transmuèrent de nouveau en un être vivant…
Je ne croyais à rien – en tout cas pas en Dieu, ni en une autre vie – mais je parlais volontiers d’Absolu, d’Éternel, et je pensais que par l’usage lyrique des mots l’homme a le pouvoir de tout transmuer.
Synonyms
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.