Which to use
“transformer” is a verb and “transformés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,648
- “transformer” frequency rank
- #13,286
- “transformés” frequency rank
- 16934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transformer | transformés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment. | Masculin pluriel de transformé. |
Same sound, different letters: transformer vs transformés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - transformer and transformés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: transformer and transformés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 16934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transformer is recorded at frequency rank #3,648, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\. 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 16934, this pair ranks #385,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transformer vs transformés
Shared letters: afmnorst. Private to "transformer": e. Private to "transformés": é.
"transformer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC · "transformés" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transformer ← rtansformer · tarnsformer · tranfsormer · trannsformer · transfformer · transfomrer · transforemr · transformerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transformer" and "transformés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "transformer" vs "transformés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "transformer" 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 #385,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transformer" and "transformés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformés 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 #385,562 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.