Which to use
“tombez” and “trompez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,722
- “tombez” frequency rank
- #23,719
- “trompez” frequency rank
- 46441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tombez | trompez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tomber. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tromper. |
Where the eye mixes tombez and trompez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tombez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against trompez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tombez vs trompez
A purely visual mix-up. tombez (\tɔ̃.be\) and trompez (\tʁɔ̃.pe\) 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 46441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tombez is recorded at frequency rank #22,722, classified as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃.be\. trompez is at rank #23,719, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɔ̃.pe\.
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 46441, this pair ranks #194,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tombez vs trompez
Shared letters: emotz. Private to "tombez": b. Private to "trompez": pr.
"tombez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "trompez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tombez" and "trompez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tombez" or "trompez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tombez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trompez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tombez" and "trompez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trempés vs trompez". 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 #194,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.