tirage

Name: tirage, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ti.ʁaʒ\

/\ti.ʁaʒ\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tirage” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,627 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,627
frequency rank, French: 6
letters: 7
tracked misspellings: 18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tirage vs tiré

50% similar

tirage vs trace

67% similar

tirage vs tirée

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tirage
Property	Value
Headword	tirage
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ti.ʁaʒ\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#4,627
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	18
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tirage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tirage lands here:

#4,627

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tirage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.ʁaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,627 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 28 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tirage, with forms such as "itrage", "tiarge", and "tiraeg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "tiré", "trace", "tirée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tirage, spelled T-I-R-A-G-E.

Definition

1
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
2
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
3
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
4
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
5
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
6
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
7
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
8
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
9
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
10
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
11
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
12
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
13
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
14
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
15
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
16
Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.
17
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
18
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
19
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
20
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
21
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
22
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
23
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
24
Transfert d’une information source sur un support.
25
Dépression de la peau entre les côtes marquant une difficulté respiratoire.
26
Retrait d’une devise. → voir droit de tirage
27
Tir.
28
Baise, acte sexuel

Synonyms

tractage ouvraison

Antonyms

contre-tirage

This word in other languages

printing(English)Auflage(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itrage,tiarge,tiraeg,tiragge,tirgae,tirrage,ttirage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tirage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "tirage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tirage"?

"tirage" is spelled T-I-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁaʒ\.

What does "tirage" mean?

As a noun, "tirage" means: Action de tirer, de déplacer, de mouvoir dans une direction.

What words are commonly confused with "tirage"?

"tirage" is commonly confused with "tiré", "trace", "tirée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "tirage"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirage" is \ti.ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tirage" come from?

"tirage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “tirage”

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

The one correct French spelling is T-I-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ti.ʁaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “tiré” - see the side-by-side comparison. tirage vs tiré
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.