tombe
French, noun
tombe is spelled T-O-M-B-E (5 letters) and appears 68 times per million words in written French, the 1,228th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tombe is a French feminine noun meaning “grave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of tomber. With an accent, tombé is a different word: “past participle of tomber”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fosse mortuaire ; sépulture qui renferme un ou plusieurs morts”.
What does tombe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrave
- 2
femininetomb (small building or vault)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of tomber
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Déchu, qui n’a plus beaucoup de succès. 2. Tué.
noun: 1. Chute, déclin. 2. Qualité d’un vêtement bien coupé, qui a une tenue harmonieuse.
noun: 1. Fosse mortuaire ; sépulture qui renferme un ou plusieurs morts. 2. Pierre tombale ; monument, recouvrant un tombeau. 3. La mort. 4. Sorte de tas de compost.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tombe
- tombes plural
- tombée feminine
- tombés masculine plural
- tombées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to tombe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tombe in French?
tombe appears 68 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).