tomber de la lune

\tɔ̃.be də la lyn\

/\tɔ̃.be də la lyn\/ verb

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The verdict

“tomber de la lune” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ne pas être au courant, débarquer.

Key facts for tomber de la lune
PropertyValue
Headwordtomber de la lune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɔ̃.be də la lyn\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tomber de la lune” sits in French frequency

tomber de la lune 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.

Rare enough to double-check

tomber de la lune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɔ̃.be də la lyn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas être au courant, débarquer.".

tomber de la lune doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tomber de la lune, spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ne pas être au courant, débarquer.

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 de la lune"?
"tomber de la lune" is spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃.be də la lyn\.
What does "tomber de la lune" mean?
As a verb, "tomber de la lune" means: Ne pas être au courant, débarquer.
How do you pronounce "tomber de la lune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tomber de la lune" is \tɔ̃.be də la lyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tomber de la lune" come from?
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Using “tomber de la lune”

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-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ̃.be də la lyn\ (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