Which to use
“tombée” is a noun and “tombées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,292
- “tombée” frequency rank
- #18,345
- “tombées” frequency rank
- 22637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombée | tombées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute, mouvement de ce qui tombe, au propre ou au figuré, ou survenue d'un évènement. | Féminin pluriel de tombé. |
Same sound, different letters: tombée vs tombées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - tombée / tombées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tombée and tombées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɔ̃.be\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tombée” sits inside “tombées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombée is recorded at frequency rank #4,292, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃.be\. 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 22637, this pair ranks #356,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tombée vs tombées
Shared letters: bemoté. Private to "tombée": -. Private to "tombées": s.
"tombée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tombées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tombée" and "tombées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tombée" vs "tombées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "tombée" / "tombées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombée" 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 #356,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombée" and "tombées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombais vs tombées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #356,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.