tumbler
\tɔ̃.blɛʁ\
The verdict
“tumbler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pigeon culbutant anglais, qui est une sous-variété de la colombe gyratrice ou pigeon culbutant, rapportée par Desportes à la colombe Livie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tumbler · tumbler · French
tumbler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | tumbler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɔ̃.blɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tumbler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tumbler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ̃.blɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tumbler in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tumbler, spelled T-U-M-B-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pigeon culbutant anglais, qui est une sous-variété de la colombe gyratrice ou pigeon culbutant, rapportée par Desportes à la colombe Livie.
- 2Chien basset.
- 3Verre pour apéritifs d'une contenance de 25 cl.
- 4Interrupteur électrique à bouton basculant, mono ou bipolaire. ( Note : Ce mot était surtout en usage quand les interrupteurs à bascule sont apparus, pour les distinguer des interrupteurs rotatifs en usage au début du XXᵉ siècle).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tumbler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Articles nouveaux : Tumbler unipolaire 10 et 15 ampères 250 volts ; Tumbler bipolaire 5 ampères 250 volts ; ….
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.