tirer au sort
\ti.ʁe o sɔʁ\
The verdict
“tirer au sort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sélectionner aléatoirement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tirer-au-sort · tirer au sort · French
tirer au sort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tirer au sort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ti.ʁe o sɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tirer au sort » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tirer au sort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ti.ʁe o sɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tirer au sort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tirer au sort, spelled T-I-R-E-R- -A-U- -S-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Sélectionner aléatoirement.
- 2Sélectionner les conscrits par le hasard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tirer au sort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La troisième étape consiste à tirer au sort l’accès à un respirateur. Il s’agit encore là de justice, dit Mme Bouthillier, puisque tous les participants au tirage ont une chance égale.
La première équipe tirée au sort joue l'aller à domicile, contre la deuxième équipe tirée au sort.
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.