tirage au sort
\ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\
The verdict
“tirage au sort” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Procédure de choix ou de répartition de façon aléatoire.
| 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) |
Where “tirage au sort” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tirage au sort is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “tirage au sort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-I-R-A-G-E- -A-U- -S-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ti.ʁa.ʒ‿o.sɔʁ\ (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.