Which to use
“tombée” is a noun and “tombez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,292
- “tombée” frequency rank
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- 27014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombée | tombez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute, mouvement de ce qui tombe, au propre ou au figuré, ou survenue d'un évènement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. |
Same sound, different letters: tombée vs tombez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: tombée vs tombez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tombée and tombez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɔ̃.be\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27014, 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\. 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 27014, this pair ranks #331,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombée vs tombez
Shared letters: bemot. Private to "tombée": é. Private to "tombez": z.
"tombée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tombez ← otmbez · tmobez · tobmez · tombbez · tombezz · tombze · tomebz · tommbez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tombée" and "tombez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tombée" or "tombez" show up more?
What to do next
"tombée" and "tombez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombée" 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 #331,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombée" and "tombez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombez vs trombe". 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 #331,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.