Which to use
“tigre” is a noun and “tiren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,569
- “tigre” frequency rank
- #17,562
- “tiren” frequency rank
- 23131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tigre | tiren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Panthera tigris) Felino asiático de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva su piel rayada de base naranja a blanca con franjas negras. Son predadores solitarios, que cazan en la selva y junto a los ríos, y grandes nadadores. Existen ocho subespecies, distribuidas por el Lejano Oriente, el Indostán y Siberia, todas ellas amenazadas de extinción. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de tirar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tigre and tiren apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
tigre and tiren form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tigre is recorded at frequency rank #5,569, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪iɣ̞ɾe]. tiren is at rank #17,562, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪iɾẽn].
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 23131, this pair ranks #247,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering tigre vs tiren
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tigre”; for a verb, it's “tiren”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tigre” entry
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