retomber

\ʁə.tɔ̃.be\

/\ʁə.tɔ̃.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“retomber” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,854
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomber encore.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retomber · retomber · French

retomber · rank #12,854 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,854
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH res

Nearest frequency peer: res (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « retomber »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « retomber » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retomber vs retombé
75% similar
retomber vs remember
75% similar
retomber vs retombée
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retomber
PropertyValue
Headwordretomber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.tɔ̃.be\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,854
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « retomber »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).retomberse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « res » (#12,853), « romance » (#12,855), « rencontrées » (#12,852). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « retomber » est au #12,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around retomber (IPA \ʁə.tɔ̃.be\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,854 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for retomber, with forms such as "ertomber", "reotmber", and "retmober". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "retombé", "remember", "retombée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is retomber, spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomber encore.
  2. 2
    Revenir vers un état antérieur.
  3. 3
    Être atteint de nouveau d’une maladie dont on croyait être guéri.
  4. 4
    Tomber après s’être élevé.
  5. 5
    Pendre.
  6. 6
    Atteindre en parlant de pertes, de dommages, de blâmes, etc., qui sont rejetés sur quelqu’un.
  7. 7
    Se refermer, revenir à sa position initiale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retomber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le record retombera, c’est sûr.
  2. Lourdement, balayant de ses larges plis le plateau, la masse du velum rouge dégringola du cintre avant de remonter, pour retomber et se relever de nouveau.

This word in other languages

lapse(English)colgar(Español)hängen(Deutsch)recair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertomber
  • reotmber
  • retmober
  • retobmer
  • retombber
  • retomberr
  • retombre
  • retomebr
  • retommber
  • rettomber
  • rretomber
  • rteomber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retomber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ertomber2reotmber2retmober2retobmer2retombber1retomberr1retombre2retomebr2
Edit distance from "retomber"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retomber"?
"retomber" is spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.tɔ̃.be\.
What does "retomber" mean?
As a verb, "retomber" means: Tomber encore.
What words are commonly confused with "retomber"?
"retomber" is commonly confused with "retombé", "remember", "retombée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retomber" is \ʁə.tɔ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retomber" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retomber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list