Which to use
“reformer” and “reformuler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,151
- “reformer” frequency rank
- #42,002
- “reformuler” frequency rank
- 74153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reformer | reformuler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Former de nouveau. | Réitérer un dire, une explication, une proposition, etc. sous une autre forme. |
Where the eye mixes reformer and reformuler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reformer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against reformuler's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reformer with reformuler
A purely visual mix-up. reformer (\ʁə.fɔʁ.me\) and reformuler (\ʁə.fɔʁ.my.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reformer is recorded at frequency rank #32,151, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔʁ.me\. reformuler is at rank #42,002, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɔʁ.my.le\.
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 74153, this pair ranks #38,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reformer vs reformuler
Shared letters: efmor. Private to "reformer": -. Private to "reformuler": lu.
"reformer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reformuler" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reformer ← erformer · refformer · refomrer · reforemr · reformerr · reformmer · reformre · reforrmer
- reformuler ← erformuler · refformuler · refomruler · reformluer · reformmuler · reformuelr · reformulerr · reformuller
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reformer" and "reformuler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reformer" or "reformuler" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reformer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reformuler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reformer" and "reformuler" 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 #38,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.