tomber des cordes
\tɔ̃.be dɛ kɔʁd\
The verdict
“tomber des cordes” 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) - Pleuvoir abondamment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tomber des cordes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tɔ̃.be dɛ kɔʁd\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tomber des cordes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tomber des cordes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɔ̃.be dɛ kɔʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pleuvoir abondamment.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tomber des cordes, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tomber des cordes, spelled T-O-M-B-E-R- -D-E-S- -C-O-R-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pleuvoir abondamment.
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.
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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-S- -C-O-R-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.