Which to use
“tumbada” is a participle and “tumbar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,195
- “tumbada” frequency rank
- #27,436
- “tumbar” frequency rank
- 69631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumbada | tumbar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de tumbado, participio de tumbar. | Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa. |
Where the eye mixes tumbada and tumbar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumbada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against tumbar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tumbada with tumbar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tumbada is [t̪ũmˈbað̞a] while tumbar is [t̪ũmˈbaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumbada is recorded at frequency rank #42,195, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞a]. tumbar is at rank #27,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbaɾ].
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 69631, this pair ranks #31,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tumbada vs tumbar
Shared letters: abmtu. Private to "tumbada": d. Private to "tumbar": r.
"tumbada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tumbar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tumbada" for "tumbar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tumbada" or "tumbar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumbada" and "tumbar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs tumbada". 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 #31,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.