tirée

\ti.ʁe\

/\ti.ʁe\/ noun

The verdict

“tirée” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,474
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de tirer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tirée vs tre
60% similar
tirée vs très
40% similar
tirée vs tirs
60% similar

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

Key facts for tirée
PropertyValue
Headwordtirée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʁe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,474
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tirée” 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). tirée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tirée (IPA \ti.ʁe\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,474 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tirée, with forms such as "itrée", "tiree", and "tireé". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tre", "très", "tirs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tirée, spelled T-I-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de tirer.
  2. 2
    Portion de la surface d’une glace qu’on polit en une fois.
  3. 3
    Longue distance.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itrée,tiree,tireé,tirrée,tiére,triée,ttirée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tirée - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

itrée2tiree1tireé2tirrée1tiére2triée2ttirée1
Edit distance from "tirée"

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 "tirée"?
"tirée" is spelled T-I-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁe\.
What does "tirée" mean?
As a noun, "tirée" means: Action de tirer.
What words are commonly confused with "tirée"?
"tirée" is commonly confused with "tre", "très", "tirs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tirée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirée" is \ti.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirée" come from?
"tirée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “tirée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-R-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ti.ʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tre” - see the side-by-side comparison. tirée vs tre
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list