tiranvstiréConfusable pair

Which to use

“tiran” and “tiré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,083
“tiran” frequency rank
#18,100
“tiré” frequency rank
28183
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tiran tiré
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tirar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tirar.

Where the eye mixes tiran and tiré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tiran
4 ch
tiré

Visual trap between tiran and tiré

A purely visual mix-up. tiran ([ˈt̪iɾãn]) and tiré ([t̪iˈɾe]) 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 28183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tiran is recorded at frequency rank #10,083, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪iɾãn]. 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 28183, this pair ranks #223,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tiran vs tiré

Shared letters: irt. Private to "tiran": an. Private to "tiré": é.

"tiran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "tiré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tiranitran · tiarn · tirann · tirna · tirran · trian · ttiran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tiran" and "tiré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪iɾãn] versus [t̪iˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tiran" or "tiré"?
"tiran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,083 in our Spanish list, against #18,100 for "tiré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "tiran" and "tiré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tiran" 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 #223,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tiran" and "tiré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tiré". 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 #223,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list