tomber dans les pâmes

\tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\

/\tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\/ verb

The verdict

“tomber dans les pâmes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.

Key facts for tomber dans les pâmes
PropertyValue
Headwordtomber dans les pâmes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tomber dans les pâmes” sits in French frequency

tomber dans les pâmes 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 tomber dans les pâmes is 21 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\. 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: "S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tomber dans les pâmes, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tomber dans les pâmes, spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -P-Â-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.

Synonyms

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 "tomber dans les pâmes"?
"tomber dans les pâmes" is spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -P-Â-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\.
What does "tomber dans les pâmes" mean?
As a verb, "tomber dans les pâmes" means: S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.
How do you pronounce "tomber dans les pâmes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomber dans les pâmes" is \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomber dans les pâmes" come from?
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Using “tomber dans les pâmes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -P-Â-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pam\ (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