Which to use
“tombés” is an adjective and “tombez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,170
- “tombés” frequency rank
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- 30892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombés | tombez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tombé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. |
Same sound, different letters: tombés vs tombez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. tombés and tombez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - tombés and tombez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tombés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombés is recorded at frequency rank #8,170, 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 30892, this pair ranks #307,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombés vs tombez
Shared letters: bmot. Private to "tombés": sé. Private to "tombez": ez.
"tombés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tombez ← otmbez · tmobez · tobmez · tombbez · tombezz · tombze · tomebz · tommbez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tombés" and "tombez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tombés" vs "tombez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "tombés" / "tombez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombés" 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 #307,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombés" 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 #307,344 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.