Which to use
“tombera” and “tombez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,700
- “tombera” frequency rank
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- 42422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombera | tombez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de tomber. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tombera and tombez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tombera with tombez
A purely visual mix-up. tombera (\tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\) and tombez (\tɔ̃.be\) 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 42422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombera is recorded at frequency rank #19,700, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.bə.ʁa\. 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 42422, this pair ranks #225,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombera vs tombez
Shared letters: bemot. Private to "tombera": ar. Private to "tombez": z.
"tombera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tombera" and "tombez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tombera" or "tombez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombera" 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 #225,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombera" 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 #225,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.