tumbar

[t̪ũmˈbaɾ]

/[t̪ũmˈbaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“tumbar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,436
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tumbar · tumbar · Spanish

tumbar · rank #27,436 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,436
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuitea

Nearest frequency peer: tuitea (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tumbar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tumbar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tumbar vs tumor
67% similar
tumbar vs turba
67% similar
tumbar vs tumbas
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tumbar
PropertyValue
Headwordtumbar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ũmˈbaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,436
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tumbar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tumbarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tuitea” (#27,435), “trompetas” (#27,434), “unilateralmente” (#27,438). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tumbar” va en #27,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tumbar (IPA [t̪ũmˈbaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,436 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tumbar, with forms such as "tmubar", "ttumbar", and "tubmar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "tumor", "turba", "tumbas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tumbar, spelled T-U-M-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa.
  2. 2
    Turbar o quitar a uno el sentido una cosa fuerte. como el vino o un olor.
  3. 3
    Derribar, hacer caer algo o a una persona.
  4. 4
    Hurtar, sustraer un objeto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tmubar
  • ttumbar
  • tubmar
  • tumabr
  • tumbarr
  • tumbbar
  • tumbra
  • tummbar
  • tumvar
  • utmbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tumbar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tmubar2ttumbar1tubmar2tumabr2tumbarr1tumbbar1tumbra2tummbar1
Edit distance from "tumbar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tumbar"?
"tumbar" is spelled T-U-M-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ũmˈbaɾ].
What does "tumbar" mean?
As a verb, "tumbar" means: Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "tumbar"?
"tumbar" is commonly confused with "tumor", "turba", "tumbas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tumbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumbar" is [t̪ũmˈbaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tumbar" come from?
"tumbar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tumbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tuitea#27,435troika#27,433trazas#27,431valija#27,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vibrar10 variantsvolaba10 variantssuicide10 variantssueltan10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list