Which to use
“tomba” and “tombez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,026
- “tomba” frequency rank
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- 38748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomba | tombez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de tomber. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tomba and tombez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tomba runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tombez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tomba vs tombez
A purely visual mix-up. tomba (\tɔ̃.ba\) and tombez (\tɔ̃.be\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38748, 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\. tombez is at rank #22,722, tagged as averb, 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 38748, this pair ranks #253,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomba vs tombez
Shared letters: bmot. Private to "tomba": a. Private to "tombez": ez.
"tomba" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomba" and "tombez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tomba" or "tombez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tomba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomba" and "tombez" 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 #253,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.