Which to use
“tombent” and “tomberont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,618
- “tombent” frequency rank
- #34,781
- “tomberont” frequency rank
- 40399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombent | tomberont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tombent and tomberont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tombent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against tomberont's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tombent vs tomberont
A purely visual mix-up. tombent (\tɔ̃b\) and tomberont (\tɔ̃.bə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40399, 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\. tomberont is at rank #34,781, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.bə.ʁɔ̃\.
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 40399, this pair ranks #240,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombent vs tomberont
Shared letters: bemnot. Private to "tombent": -. Private to "tomberont": r.
"tombent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "tomberont" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tombent" and "tomberont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tombent" or "tomberont"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tombent" and "tomberont" 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 "tomberont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombent" and "tomberont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombèrent vs tomberont". 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 #240,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.