tir au poignet

\ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\

/\ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bras de fer.

Key facts for tir au poignet
PropertyValue
Headwordtir au poignet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tir au poignet” sits in French frequency

tir au poignet falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tir au poignet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bras de fer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tir au poignet, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tir au poignet, spelled T-I-R- -A-U- -P-O-I-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bras de fer.

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 "tir au poignet"?
"tir au poignet" is spelled T-I-R- -A-U- -P-O-I-G-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\.
What does "tir au poignet" mean?
As a noun, "tir au poignet" means: Bras de fer.
How do you pronounce "tir au poignet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tir au poignet" is \ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tir au poignet" come from?
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Using “tir au poignet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-R- -A-U- -P-O-I-G-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list