tombée du jour

\tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\

/\tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tombée du jour” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le déclin du jour et l’approche de la nuit.

Key facts for tombée du jour
PropertyValue
Headwordtombée du jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tombée du jour” sits in French frequency

tombée du jour 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tombée du jour is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Le déclin du jour et l’approche de la nuit.".

tombée du jour doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tombée du jour, spelled T-O-M-B-É-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le déclin du jour et l’approche de la nuit.

Synonyms

tombée de la nuitcoucher du soleilcrépuscule

This word in other languages

sundown(English)atardecer(Español)

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 "tombée du jour"?
"tombée du jour" is spelled T-O-M-B-É-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\.
What does "tombée du jour" mean?
As a noun, "tombée du jour" means: Le déclin du jour et l’approche de la nuit.
How do you pronounce "tombée du jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tombée du jour" is \tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tombée du jour" come from?
"tombée du jour" 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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Using “tombée du jour”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-M-B-É-E- -D-U- -J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ̃.be dy ʒuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list