tirer sa révérence
\ti.ʁe sa ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s\
The verdict
“tirer sa révérence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saluer quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tirer-sa-reverence · tirer sa révérence · French
tirer sa révérence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 sa révérence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ti.ʁe sa ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tirer sa révérence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tirer sa révérence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ti.ʁe sa ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
tirer sa révérence has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 tirer sa révérence, spelled T-I-R-E-R- -S-A- -R-É-V-É-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Saluer quelqu’un.
- 2Partir.
- 3Mourir.
- 4Refuser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tirer sa révérence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un jour ou l’autre, quand il n’aura plus besoin de nous, il nous tirera sa révérence, et l’on s’apercevra qu’il a escamoté l’affaire à son profit.
Et il se mit à compter sur ses doigts tous les jours qui le séparaient encore de celui où il tirerait à Tchang-Tso-Lin sa révérence.
Synonyms
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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.