Which to use
“tilde” is a noun and “tiré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,332
- “tilde” frequency rank
- #18,100
- “tiré” frequency rank
- 42432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tilde | tiré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El acento agudo; marca gráfica ´ que se usa, en castellano, para indicar la sílaba en donde recae el acento prosódico cuando las reglas ortográficas prescriben que es necesario hacerlo o que, de lo contrario, caería en otra sílaba. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tirar. |
Where the eye mixes tilde and tiré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tiré's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tilde vs tiré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tilde is [ˈt̪il̪d̪e] while tiré is [t̪iˈɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tilde is recorded at frequency rank #24,332, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪e]. tiré is at rank #18,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪iˈɾe].
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 42432, this pair ranks #148,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tilde vs tiré
Shared letters: it. Private to "tilde": del. Private to "tiré": ré.
"tilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tiré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tilde ← itlde · tidle · tildde · tiled · tillde · tlide · ttilde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tilde" and "tiré" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tilde" vs "tiré" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tilde" and "tiré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tilde" and "tiré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tilde". 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 #148,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.