Which to use
“tumbado” and “tumbar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,189
- “tumbado” frequency rank
- #27,436
- “tumbar” frequency rank
- 55625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumbado | tumbar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tumbar. | Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa. |
Where the eye mixes tumbado and tumbar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumbado 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.
Look-alike desk: tumbado vs tumbar
A purely visual mix-up. tumbado ([t̪ũmˈbað̞o]) and tumbar ([t̪ũmˈbaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumbado is recorded at frequency rank #28,189, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞o]. 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 55625, this pair ranks #78,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tumbado vs tumbar
Shared letters: abmtu. Private to "tumbado": do. Private to "tumbar": r.
"tumbado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tumbar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tumbado" and "tumbar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tumbado" or "tumbar"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbado" 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 #78,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumbado" and "tumbar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tumbar vs turbas". 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 #78,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.