Which to use
“tumbar” is a verb and “tumbas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,436
- “tumbar” frequency rank
- #10,237
- “tumbas” frequency rank
- 37673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumbar | tumbas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer caer o derribar a una persona o cosa. | Forma del plural de tumba. |
Where the eye mixes tumbar and tumbas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tumbar and tumbas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tumbar and tumbas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tumbar is [t̪ũmˈbaɾ] while tumbas is [ˈt̪ũmbas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “tumbar” becomes s in “tumbas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumbar is recorded at frequency rank #27,436, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbaɾ]. 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 37673, this pair ranks #174,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tumbar vs tumbas
Shared letters: abmtu. Private to "tumbar": r. Private to "tumbas": s.
"tumbar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tumbas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tumbar" for "tumbas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tumbar" vs "tumbas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbar" 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 #174,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumbar" and "tumbas" 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 #174,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.