pierre tombale

\pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\

/\pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\/ noun

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The verdict

“pierre tombale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bloc de pierre, généralement taillé dans du granit ou du marbre, recouvrant la sépulture d’une personne gravé du nom de celle-ci, des dates clés de sa vie et généralement ornée de symboles religieux.

Key facts for pierre tombale
PropertyValue
Headwordpierre tombale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pierre tombale” sits in French frequency

pierre tombale falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pierre tombale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bloc de pierre, généralement taillé dans du granit ou du marbre, recouvrant la sépulture d’une personne gravé du nom de celle-ci, des dates clés de sa vie et généralement ornée de symboles religieux.".

pierre tombale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pierre tombale, spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -T-O-M-B-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bloc de pierre, généralement taillé dans du granit ou du marbre, recouvrant la sépulture d’une personne gravé du nom de celle-ci, des dates clés de sa vie et généralement ornée de symboles religieux.

This word in other languages

tombstone(English)lápida(Español)Grabstein(Deutsch)lápide(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pierre tombale"?
"pierre tombale" is spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -T-O-M-B-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\.
What does "pierre tombale" mean?
As a noun, "pierre tombale" means: Bloc de pierre, généralement taillé dans du granit ou du marbre, recouvrant la sépulture d’une personne gravé du nom de celle-ci, des dates clés de sa vie et généralement ornée de symboles religieux.
How do you pronounce "pierre tombale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pierre tombale" is \pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pierre tombale" come from?
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Using “pierre tombale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-E-R-R-E- -T-O-M-B-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pjɛʁ tɔ̃.bal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list