Which to use
“transformation” and “transformations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,301
- “transformation” frequency rank
- #10,961
- “transformations” frequency rank
- 14262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transformation | transformations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de transformer. | Pluriel de transformation. |
Same sound, different letters: transformation vs transformations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 14 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - transformation and transformations
This is the hard kind. transformation and transformations are pronounced identically (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transformation” sits inside “transformations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transformation is recorded at frequency rank #3,301, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. transformations is at rank #10,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
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 14262, this pair ranks #397,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transformation vs transformations
Shared letters: afimnorst. Private to "transformation": -. Private to "transformations": -.
"transformation" · 14 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVVC · "transformations" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transformation ← rtansformation · tarnsformation · tranfsormation · trannsformation · transfformation · transfomration · transforamtion · transformaiton
- transformations ← rtansformations · tarnsformations · tranfsormations · trannsformations · transfformations · transfomrations · transforamtions · transformaitons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transformation" for "transformations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "transformation" vs "transformations" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"transformation" and "transformations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "transformation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transformations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transformation" and "transformations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformation vs transportation". 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 #397,454 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.