tir au poignet
\ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tir au poignet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ti.ʁ‿o pwa.ɲɛ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tir au poignet” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Bras 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.
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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.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.