Which to use
“tomba” and “tombera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,026
- “tomba” frequency rank
- #19,700
- “tombera” frequency rank
- 35726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomba | tombera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de tomber. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tomba and tombera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tomba runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tombera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tomba and tombera
A purely visual mix-up. tomba (\tɔ̃.ba\) and tombera (\tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomba is recorded at frequency rank #16,026, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.ba\. tombera is at rank #19,700, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\.
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 35726, this pair ranks #274,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomba vs tombera
Shared letters: abmot. Private to "tomba": -. Private to "tombera": er.
"tomba" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tombera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tomba" for "tombera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tomba" vs "tombera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tomba" and "tombera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomba" and "tombera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tma vs tomba". 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 #274,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.