Which to use
“tumbado” is a verb and “tumbas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,189
- “tumbado” frequency rank
- #10,237
- “tumbas” frequency rank
- 38426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumbado | tumbas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tumbar. | Forma del plural de tumba. |
Where the eye mixes tumbado and tumbas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumbado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against tumbas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tumbado vs tumbas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tumbado is [t̪ũmˈbað̞o] while tumbas is [ˈt̪ũmbas]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38426, 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]. tumbas is at rank #10,237, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ũmbas].
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 38426, this pair ranks #170,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tumbado vs tumbas
Shared letters: abmtu. Private to "tumbado": do. Private to "tumbas": s.
"tumbado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tumbas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tumbado" and "tumbas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tumbado" or "tumbas"?
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 "tumbado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumbado" and "tumbas" 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 #170,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.