tumulus

\ty.my.lys\

/\ty.my.lys\/ noun

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The verdict

“tumulus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,109
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amas de terre ou de pierre, en forme de cône ou de pyramide, que les anciens élevaient au-dessus des sépultures pour servir de tombeau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tumulus · tumulus · French

tumulus · rank #37,109 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,109
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH trophy

Nearest frequency peer: trophy (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tumulus »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tumulus » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tumulus vs tumulte
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tumulus
PropertyValue
Headwordtumulus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ty.my.lys\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,109
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tumulus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tumulusse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « trophy » (#37,108), « tripoter » (#37,107), « tx » (#37,111). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tumulus » est au #37,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tumulus (IPA \ty.my.lys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,109 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tumulus, with forms such as "tmuulus", "ttumulus", and "tumluus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tumulte", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tumulus, spelled T-U-M-U-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amas de terre ou de pierre, en forme de cône ou de pyramide, que les anciens élevaient au-dessus des sépultures pour servir de tombeau.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant l’édifice du même nom dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de pyramide.
  3. 3
    Butte artificielle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tumulus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au pied du cap je distinguais deux tumulus, les tombeaux d’Achille et de Patrocle.
  2. Ce sont des tertres, des tumulus, au volume très variable, pouvant aller du petit amas de terre qui se distingue à peine du sol jusqu'au monument haut de trente mètres et plus, et couvrant des dizaines d'hectares de superficie.

Synonyms

tombelle

This word in other languages

tumulus(English)túmulo(Español)Grabhügel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tmuulus
  • ttumulus
  • tumluus
  • tummulus
  • tumullus
  • tumulsu
  • tumuluss
  • tumuuls
  • tuumlus
  • utmulus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tumulus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tmuulus2ttumulus1tumluus2tummulus1tumullus1tumulsu2tumuluss1tumuuls2
Edit distance from "tumulus"

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 "tumulus"?
"tumulus" is spelled T-U-M-U-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ty.my.lys\.
What does "tumulus" mean?
As a noun, "tumulus" means: Amas de terre ou de pierre, en forme de cône ou de pyramide, que les anciens élevaient au-dessus des sépultures pour servir de tombeau.
What words are commonly confused with "tumulus"?
"tumulus" is commonly confused with "tumulte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tumulus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumulus" is \ty.my.lys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tumulus" come from?
"tumulus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tumulus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tribale#37,102tralala#37,099vantant#37,119visière#37,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

trophy10 variantstimbré10 variantstendait10 variantsaffichez10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list