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“transformée” and “transportée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,932
“transformée” frequency rank
#20,591
“transportée” frequency rank
30523
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformée transportée
Definition Résultat d’une transformation. Celle à qui a été appliquée la peine de la transportation.

Where the eye mixes transformée and transportée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. transformée and transportée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
transformée
11 ch
transportée

Look-alike desk: transformée vs transportée

A purely visual mix-up. transformée (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\) and transportée (\tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30523, 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\. transportée is at rank #20,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\.

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 30523, this pair ranks #309,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transformée vs transportée

Shared letters: aenorsté. Private to "transformée": fm. Private to "transportée": p.

"transformée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV  ·  "transportée" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transformée" and "transportée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\ versus \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "transformée" or "transportée" show up more?
"transformée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,932 in our French list, against #20,591 for "transportée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transportée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformée" and "transportée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transportée vs transposée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #309,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list