contre-tirage

\kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\

/\kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“contre-tirage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans une cheminée, mouvement d'air et de fumées du haut vers le bas, provoquant un retour des fumées dans la pièce.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contre-tirage · contre-tirage · French

contre-tirage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for contre-tirage
PropertyValue
Headwordcontre-tirage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « contre-tirage » en français

contre-tiragen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contre-tirage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans une cheminée, mouvement d'air et de fumées du haut vers le bas, provoquant un retour des fumées dans la pièce.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contre-tirage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is contre-tirage, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---T-I-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans une cheminée, mouvement d'air et de fumées du haut vers le bas, provoquant un retour des fumées dans la pièce.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contre-tirage"?
"contre-tirage" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---T-I-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\.
What does "contre-tirage" mean?
As a noun, "contre-tirage" means: Dans une cheminée, mouvement d'air et de fumées du haut vers le bas, provoquant un retour des fumées dans la pièce.
How do you pronounce "contre-tirage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contre-tirage" is \kɔ̃.tʁə.ti.ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contre-tirage" come from?
"contre-tirage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list