réformévsreformerTell them apart

Quick tell: réformé is a adjective, reformer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réformé” is an adjective and “reformer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,357
“réformé” frequency rank
#32,151
“reformer” frequency rank
55508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réformé reformer
Definition Qui n’est plus utilisé Former de nouveau.

Letter map: réformé vs reformer

Shared letters muted; letters that set réformé and reformer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
réformé
8 ch
reformer

Grammar separator: réformé vs reformer

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: réformé is anadjective and reformeraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réformé is recorded at frequency rank #23,357, classified as anadj. reformer is at rank #32,151, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔʁ.me\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55508, this pair ranks #127,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réformé vs reformer

Shared letters: fmor. Private to "réformé": é. Private to "reformer": e.

"réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reformer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reformererformer · refformer · refomrer · reforemr · reformerr · reformmer · reformre · reforrmer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réformé" and "reformer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réformé" is an adjective and "reformer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réformé" or "reformer"?
"réformé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,357 in our French list, against #32,151 for "reformer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "réformé" and "reformer".

  • Full dictionary entry for "réformé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reformer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réformé" and "reformer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformées vs reformer". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #127,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list