Which to use
“tombé” and “toute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,342
- “tombé” frequency rank
- #128
- “toute” frequency rank
- 2470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombé | toute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchu, qui n’a plus beaucoup de succès. | Féminin singulier de tout. |
Where the eye mixes tombé and toute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tombé and toute
A purely visual mix-up. tombé (\tɔ̃.be\) and toute (\tut\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombé is recorded at frequency rank #2,342, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɔ̃.be\. toute is at rank #128, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tut\.
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 2470, this pair ranks #436,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tombé vs toute
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tombé": bmé. Private to "toute": eu.
"tombé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "toute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toute ← otute · totue · touet · toutte · ttoute · tuote
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tombé" and "toute" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tombé" or "toute" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombé" and "toute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toe vs tombé". 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 #436,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.