Which to use
“tombées” is an adjective and “tombez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,345
- “tombées” frequency rank
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- 41067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombées | tombez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tombé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. |
Same sound, different letters: tombées vs tombez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: tombées vs tombez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tombées and tombez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɔ̃.be\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombées is recorded at frequency rank #18,345, classified as anadj, 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 41067, this pair ranks #235,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombées vs tombez
Shared letters: bemot. Private to "tombées": sé. Private to "tombez": z.
"tombées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tombez ← otmbez · tmobez · tobmez · tombbez · tombezz · tombze · tomebz · tommbez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tombées" and "tombez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tombées" vs "tombez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"tombées" and "tombez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombées" 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 #235,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombées" and "tombez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombais vs tombées". 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 #235,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.