Which to use
“transforma” is a verb and “transformé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,341
- “transforma” frequency rank
- #5,301
- “transformé” frequency rank
- 39642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transforma | transformé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de transformer. | Qualifie un organisme issu d’une transformation génétique. |
Where the eye mixes transforma and transformé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between transforma and transformé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transforma is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma\ while transformé is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “transforma” becomes é in “transformé”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transforma is recorded at frequency rank #34,341, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma\. transformé is at rank #5,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.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 39642, this pair ranks #246,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transforma vs transformé
Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transforma": -. Private to "transformé": é.
"transforma" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transformé" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- transforma ← rtansforma · tarnsforma · tranfsorma · trannsforma · transfforma · transfomra · transforam · transformma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transforma" and "transformé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "transforma" vs "transformé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "transforma" and "transformé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "transforma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transformé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transforma" and "transformé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transforma vs transformez". 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 #246,454 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.