tirelirer

\tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\

/\tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“tirelirer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire entendre son chant, en parlant de l’alouette (et d’autres oiseaux).

Corpus desk

Index FR-tirelirer · tirelirer · French

tirelirer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 tirelirer
PropertyValue
Headwordtirelirer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tirelirer » en français

tirelirerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tirelirer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire entendre son chant, en parlant de l’alouette (et d’autres oiseaux).".

tirelirer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tirelirer, spelled T-I-R-E-L-I-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire entendre son chant, en parlant de l’alouette (et d’autres oiseaux).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La gentile Alouëte avec ſon tire-lire Tire l’ire à liré, & tirelirant, tire Vers la vouſte du Ciel⋅puis ſon vol vers ce lieu Vire, & deſire dire, adieu Dieu, Dieu, adieu Le peint Chardonneret, le Pinçon, la Linote Ia donnent aux frais vents leur plus mignarde note.
  2. Alouette, qui vit de seize à dix-huit ans, babille-t-elle seulement ? Le latin confesse qu’elle mitile, de mitilare ; nos, dictionnaires reconnaissent qu’elle tirelire et griselle. Il y a une espèce d’Alouette qui turlute, onomatopée du nom de Turlut qu’on lui donne dans les provinces. On observe que la petite Alouette-Huppée répète à satiété un triple lu…

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 "tirelirer"?
"tirelirer" is spelled T-I-R-E-L-I-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\.
What does "tirelirer" mean?
As a verb, "tirelirer" means: Faire entendre son chant, en parlant de l’alouette (et d’autres oiseaux).
How do you pronounce "tirelirer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirelirer" is \tiʁ(ə).li.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirelirer" come from?
"tirelirer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list