Which to use
“tomates” is a noun and “tombées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,400
- “tomates” frequency rank
- #18,345
- “tombées” frequency rank
- 27745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomates | tombées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tomate. | Féminin pluriel de tombé. |
Where the eye mixes tomates and tombées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tomates vs tombées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tomates is \tɔ.mat\ while tombées is \tɔ̃.be\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomates is recorded at frequency rank #9,400, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.mat\. tombées is at rank #18,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɔ̃.be\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27745, this pair ranks #327,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomates vs tombées
Shared letters: emost. Private to "tomates": a. Private to "tombées": bé.
"tomates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tombées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomates ← otmates · tmoates · toamtes · tomaets · tomatess · tomatse · tomattes · tommates
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomates" for "tombées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tomates" vs "tombées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomates" and "tombées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombais vs tombées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #327,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.