tomate

\tɔ.mat\

/\tɔ.mat\/ noun

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The verdict

“tomate” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,421
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante herbacée annuelle dicotylédone, de la famille des Solanacées, originaire d’Amérique du Sud, cultivée pour ses fruits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tomate · tomate · French

tomate · rank #10,421 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH toits

Nearest frequency peer: toits (-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 « tomate »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tomate » 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).

tomate vs tome
67% similar
tomate vs toute
67% similar
tomate vs tombé
50% similar

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

Key facts for tomate
PropertyValue
Headwordtomate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ.mat\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,421
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tomate »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tomatese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « toits » (#10,420), « tramway » (#10,422), « transmet » (#10,423). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tomate » est au #10,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tomate (IPA \tɔ.mat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,421 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tomate, with forms such as "otmate", "tmoate", and "toamte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "tome", "toute", "tombé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tomate, spelled T-O-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante herbacée annuelle dicotylédone, de la famille des Solanacées, originaire d’Amérique du Sud, cultivée pour ses fruits.
  2. 2
    Fruit charnu de cette plante, de forme ronde ou allongée, généralement rouge vif ou jaune. C’est l’un des fruits les plus importants dans l’alimentation humaine, se consommant frais ou transformé.
  3. 3
    Visage, tête.
  4. 4
    Mélange de pastis avec de la grenadine.
  5. 5
    Rosette, insigne attribuée aux officiers et officières de la Légion d’honneur.
  6. 6
    Jeu de ballon qui consiste à faire passer une balle entre les jambes des adversaires, il est pratiqué par les enfants.
  7. 7
    Légume ressemblant à une tomate verte.
  8. 8
    Concentré de tomates.
  9. 9
    Dollars, dollars canadiens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet homme restait dans la mémoire des gens qui l’avaient connu comme l’odeur de la feuille de tomate aux doigts de ceux qui la touchent.
  2. En 1977, ils avaient fait semer 60 hectares de riz et 16 hectares de tomates ; en 1978, les rizières ont été portées à 150 hectares et on n’a planté que 10 hectares de tomates. On projette, pour 1979, de faire 300 hectares de riz et rien d’autre.

Synonyms

auberginepomme d’amourpomme d’orpomme doréepomme du Pérou

This word in other languages

tomato(English)tomate(Español)Tomate(Deutsch)tomate(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otmate
  • tmoate
  • toamte
  • tomaet
  • tomatte
  • tommate
  • tomtae
  • ttomate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otmate2tmoate2toamte2tomaet2tomatte1tommate1tomtae2ttomate1
Edit distance from "tomate"

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 "tomate"?
"tomate" is spelled T-O-M-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.mat\.
What does "tomate" mean?
As a noun, "tomate" means: Plante herbacée annuelle dicotylédone, de la famille des Solanacées, originaire d’Amérique du Sud, cultivée pour ses fruits.
What words are commonly confused with "tomate"?
"tomate" is commonly confused with "tome", "toute", "tombé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tomate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomate" is \tɔ.mat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomate" come from?
"tomate" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tueurs#10,425abuser#10,434senior#10,406pleuré#10,380

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

annuaire8 variantspilier8 variantsparier8 variantsmenés8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list