Which to use
“transformée” is a noun and “transformer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,932
- “transformée” frequency rank
- #3,648
- “transformer” frequency rank
- 13580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transformée | transformer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat d’une transformation. | Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment. |
Same sound, different letters: transformée vs transformer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - transformée and transformer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: transformée and transformer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transformée is recorded at frequency rank #9,932, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. 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 13580, this pair ranks #400,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transformée vs transformer
Shared letters: aefmnorst. Private to "transformée": é. Private to "transformer": -.
"transformée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV · "transformer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transformer ← rtansformer · tarnsformer · tranfsormer · trannsformer · transfformer · transfomrer · transforemr · transformerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transformée" for "transformer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "transformée" or "transformer"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "transformée" / "transformer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "transformée" 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 #400,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transformée" and "transformer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformée 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 #400,408 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.