Which to use
“tombèrent” and “tomberont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,658
- “tombèrent” frequency rank
- #34,781
- “tomberont” frequency rank
- 77439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombèrent | tomberont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de tomber. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de tomber. |
Where the eye mixes tombèrent and tomberont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tombèrent and tomberont follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tombèrent with tomberont
A purely visual mix-up. tombèrent (\tɔ̃.bɛʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombèrent is recorded at frequency rank #42,658, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.bɛʁ\. 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 77439, this pair ranks #28,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tombèrent vs tomberont
Shared letters: bemnort. Private to "tombèrent": è. Private to "tomberont": -.
"tombèrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "tomberont" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tomberont ← otmberont · tmoberont · tobmeront · tombberont · tombeornt · tombernot · tomberonnt · tomberontt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tombèrent" for "tomberont" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tombèrent" vs "tomberont" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombèrent" 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 #28,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombèrent" and "tomberont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolèrent vs tombèrent". 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 #28,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.