Which to use
“tombée” and “tombeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,292
- “tombée” frequency rank
- #34,336
- “tombeur” frequency rank
- 38628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombée | tombeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute, mouvement de ce qui tombe, au propre ou au figuré, ou survenue d'un évènement. | Vainqueur ; conquérant. |
Where the eye mixes tombée and tombeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tombée and tombeur
A purely visual mix-up. tombée (\tɔ̃.be\) and tombeur (\tɔ̃.bœʁ\) 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 38628, 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\. tombeur is at rank #34,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃.bœʁ\.
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 38628, this pair ranks #253,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombée vs tombeur
Shared letters: bemot. Private to "tombée": é. Private to "tombeur": ru.
"tombée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tombeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tombeur ← otmbeur · tmobeur · tobmeur · tombbeur · tomberu · tombeurr · tombuer · tomebur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tombée" and "tombeur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tombée" or "tombeur"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombée" and "tombeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombeur vs torpeur". 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 #253,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.