Which to use
“tombent” and “tombera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,618
- “tombent” frequency rank
- #19,700
- “tombera” frequency rank
- 25318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombent | tombera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tombent and tombera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tombent (CVCCVCC) and tombera (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tombent vs tombera
A purely visual mix-up. tombent (\tɔ̃b\) and tombera (\tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombent is recorded at frequency rank #5,618, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃b\. tombera is at rank #19,700, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\.
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 25318, this pair ranks #341,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tombent vs tombera
Shared letters: bemot. Private to "tombent": n. Private to "tombera": ar.
"tombent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "tombera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tombent" for "tombera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tombent" or "tombera"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tombent" and "tombera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tombera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombent" and "tombera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombera 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 #341,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.