Which to use
“transforma” and “transformer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,341
- “transforma” frequency rank
- #3,648
- “transformer” frequency rank
- 37989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transforma | transformer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de transformer. | Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment. |
Where the eye mixes transforma and transformer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: transforma vs transformer
A purely visual mix-up. transforma (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma\) and transformer (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37989, 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\. transformer is at rank #3,648, tagged as averb, 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 37989, this pair ranks #258,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transforma vs transformer
Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transforma": -. Private to "transformer": e.
"transforma" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transformer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transforma ← rtansforma · tarnsforma · tranfsorma · trannsforma · transfforma · transfomra · transforam · transformma
- transformer ← rtansformer · tarnsformer · tranfsormer · trannsformer · transfformer · transfomrer · transforemr · transformerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transforma" and "transformer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "transforma" or "transformer"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transforma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transformer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transforma" and "transformer" 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 #258,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.