tirage au sort
\ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\
The verdict
“tirage au sort” 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 September 3, 2026) - Procédure de choix ou de répartition de façon aléatoire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tirage-au-sort · tirage au sort · French
tirage au sort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tirage au sort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tirage au sort » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tirage au sort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tirage au sort, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tirage au sort, spelled T-I-R-A-G-E- -A-U- -S-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Procédure de choix ou de répartition de façon aléatoire.
- 2Procédure de choix ou de répartition de façon aléatoire.
- 3Procédure de choix ou de répartition de façon aléatoire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tirage au sort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce partage de la Gaule entière et d’une portion considérable de la Germanie s’exécuta par un tirage au sort, comme celui qui avait eu lieu, un demi-siècle auparavant, entre les fils de Chlodowig.
La stochocratie, du grec kratein (diriger, gouverner) et stockhastikos (aléatoire) est un terme inventé en 1998 qui désigne le tirage au sort des gouvernants au niveau national ou local selon certaines formes de la démocratie athénienne. Le concept est parfois appelé « lotocratie ».
This word in other languages
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.