tomber dans les pommes
\tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pɔm\
The verdict
“tomber dans les pommes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tomber-dans-les-pommes · tomber dans les pommes · French
tomber dans les pommes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tomber dans les pommes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pɔm\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tomber dans les pommes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tomber dans les pommes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɔ̃.be dɑ̃ le pɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tomber dans les pommes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tomber dans les pommes, spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-E-S- -P-O-M-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1S’évanouir, perdre connaissance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tomber dans les pommes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’étais si épuisée que je suis tombée dans les pommes.
– Vous vous sentez mal ? demanda Louis. – Pas très bien… J’ai peur de tomber dans les pommes…
This word in other languages
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.