tire-roche

noun

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.

Key facts for tire-roche
PropertyValue
Headwordtire-roche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tire-roche » en français

tire-rochesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Catapulte d’enfant, constituée d’un manche fourchu et d’un élastique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tire-roche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Anna avait une carabine prêtée par Bruno, tandis que Paul devrait se contenter d’un tire-roche.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tire-roche"?
"tire-roche" is spelled T-I-R-E---R-O-C-H-E.
What does "tire-roche" mean?
As a noun, "tire-roche" means: Catapulte d’enfant, constituée d’un manche fourchu et d’un élastique.
What language does "tire-roche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list