tire-roche
The verdict
“tire-roche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Catapulte d’enfant, constituée d’un manche fourchu et d’un élastique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tire-roche · tire-roche · French
tire-roche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tire-roche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tire-roche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tire-roche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Catapulte d’enfant, constituée d’un manche fourchu et d’un élastique.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tire-roche, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tire-roche, spelled T-I-R-E---R-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Catapulte d’enfant, constituée d’un manche fourchu et d’un élastique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tire-roche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Anna avait une carabine prêtée par Bruno, tandis que Paul devrait se contenter d’un tire-roche.
Quand il a environ cinq ans, son père lui fait une paire de petites raquettes et un arc avec des flèches ou un tire-roche. Sa mère lui confectionne un beau parka en peau de lièvre.
Synonyms
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.