tombereau

\tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\

/\tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\/ noun

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The verdict

“tombereau” is uncommon French (frequency #97,489 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,489
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Véhicule hippomobile à deux roues destiné au transport de marchandises, et que l’on bascule pour vider.

Key facts for tombereau
PropertyValue
Headwordtombereau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tombereau” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tombereau lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tombereau is uncommon French at frequency #97,489 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

tombereau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tombereau, spelled T-O-M-B-E-R-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Véhicule hippomobile à deux roues destiné au transport de marchandises, et que l’on bascule pour vider.
  2. 2
    Ce qui est contenu dans un tombereau.
  3. 3
    Grande quantité.
  4. 4
    Engin de terrassement servant à transporter les matériaux extraits d’un chantier. Plus rarement camion-tombereau et tombereau-automoteur.
  5. 5
    Automobile.

Synonyms

banne

This word in other languages

dumper(English)Muldenkipper(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tombereau"?
"tombereau" is spelled T-O-M-B-E-R-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\.
What does "tombereau" mean?
As a noun, "tombereau" means: Véhicule hippomobile à deux roues destiné au transport de marchandises, et que l’on bascule pour vider.
How do you pronounce "tombereau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tombereau" is \tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tombereau" come from?
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Using “tombereau”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-M-B-E-R-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ̃.b(ə).ʁo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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