transformentvstransformésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: transforment is a verb, transformés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“transforment” is a verb and “transformés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,376
“transforment” frequency rank
#13,286
“transformés” frequency rank
27662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transforment transformés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de transformer. Masculin pluriel de transformé.

Where the eye mixes transforment and transformés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

12 ch
transforment
11 ch
transformés

Look-alike desk: transforment vs transformés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transforment is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁm\ while transformés 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transforment is recorded at frequency rank #14,376, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁm\. transformés is at rank #13,286, tagged as anadj, 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 27662, this pair ranks #327,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transforment vs transformés

Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transforment": e. Private to "transformés": é.

"transforment" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCC  ·  "transformés" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformentrtansforment · tarnsforment · tranfsorment · trannsforment · transfforment · transfomrent · transforemnt · transformennt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transforment" for "transformés" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transforment" is a verb and "transformés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transforment" or "transformés"?
"transformés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,286 in our French list, against #14,376 for "transforment". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transforment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #327,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transforment" and "transformés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transforment 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 #327,631 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