Which to use
“transforma” is a verb and “transformée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,341
- “transforma” frequency rank
- #9,932
- “transformée” frequency rank
- 44273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transforma | transformée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de transformer. | Résultat d’une transformation. |
Where the eye mixes transforma and transformée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between transforma and transformée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transforma is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma\ while transformée is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44273, 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\. transformée is at rank #9,932, tagged as anoun, 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 44273, this pair ranks #211,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transforma vs transformée
Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transforma": -. Private to "transformée": eé.
"transforma" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transformée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- transforma ← rtansforma · tarnsforma · tranfsorma · trannsforma · transfforma · transfomra · transforam · transformma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transforma" for "transformée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "transforma" or "transformée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transforma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transformée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transforma" and "transformée" 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 #211,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.