Which to use
“tumba” is a noun and “tumbado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,561
- “tumba” frequency rank
- #28,189
- “tumbado” frequency rank
- 32750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumba | tumbado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio donde se entierra o deposita un cadáver | Participio de tumbar. |
Where the eye mixes tumba and tumbado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumba runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tumbado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tumba with tumbado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tumba is [ˈt̪ũmba] while tumbado is [t̪ũmˈbað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tumba” sits inside “tumbado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumba is recorded at frequency rank #4,561, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ũmba]. tumbado is at rank #28,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞o].
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 32750, this pair ranks #200,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tumba vs tumbado
Shared letters: abmtu. Private to "tumba": -. Private to "tumbado": do.
"tumba" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tumbado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tumba" and "tumbado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tumba" or "tumbado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tumba" and "tumbado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tumba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumba" and "tumbado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tumbada vs tumbado". 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 #200,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.