Which to use
“transformer” and “transformez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,648
- “transformer” frequency rank
- #48,840
- “transformez” frequency rank
- 52488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transformer | transformez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métamorphoser, donner à une personne ou à une chose une autre forme que celle qui lui est propre ou qu’elle avait précédemment. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de transformer. |
Same sound, different letters: transformer vs transformez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - transformer / transformez
This is the hard kind. transformer and transformez are pronounced identically (\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “transformer” becomes z in “transformez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52488, 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\. transformez is at rank #48,840, 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 52488, this pair ranks #147,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transformer vs transformez
Shared letters: aefmnorst. Private to "transformer": -. Private to "transformez": z.
"transformer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC · "transformez" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transformer ← rtansformer · tarnsformer · tranfsormer · trannsformer · transfformer · transfomrer · transforemr · transformerr
- transformez ← rtansformez · tarnsformez · tranfsormez · trannsformez · transfformez · transfomrez · transforemz · transformezz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transformer" and "transformez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "transformer" vs "transformez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "transformez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transformer" and "transformez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformera 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 #147,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.