# tumble vs tumbled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tumble
*noun · IPA /ˈtʌmbl̩/ · frequency rank #17,050*
A fall, especially end over end.

### tumbled
*verb · IPA /ˈtʌmbl̩d/ · frequency rank #28,766*
simple past and past participle of tumble

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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