Which to use
“tombeau” and “tombeaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,567
- “tombeau” frequency rank
- #27,640
- “tombeaux” frequency rank
- 37207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombeau | tombeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sépulcre, monument élevé à la mémoire d’un (ou plusieurs) mort(s) à l’endroit de l’enterrement. | Pluriel de tombeau. |
Same sound, different letters: tombeau vs tombeaux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. tombeau runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against tombeaux's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - tombeau / tombeaux
This is the hard kind. tombeau and tombeaux are pronounced identically (\tɔ̃.bo\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tombeau” sits inside “tombeaux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombeau is recorded at frequency rank #9,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃.bo\. tombeaux is at rank #27,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃.bo\.
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 37207, this pair ranks #264,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombeau vs tombeaux
Shared letters: abemotu. Private to "tombeau": -. Private to "tombeaux": x.
"tombeau" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "tombeaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tombeau" for "tombeaux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tombeau" or "tombeaux"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombeau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombeaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombeau" and "tombeaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombeaux vs tombeur". 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 #264,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.